finish vs last

finish and last both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
finish	Yes	No	Yes	No
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As nouns, last is a hyponym of finish; that is, last is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finish:

As nouns, finish and last are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of finish include close, conclusion, finale, finis, stopping point.

finish (noun)	last (noun)
the act of finishing	a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)	holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)	the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)	a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)	a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
event whose occurrence ends something	the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)	the temporal end; the concluding time
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality	the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
the temporal end; the concluding time

finish (adjective)	last (adjective)
	coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
	occurring at or forming an end or termination
	occurring at the time of death
	highest in extent or degree
	immediately past
	conclusive in a process or progression
	not to be altered or undone
	most unlikely or unsuitable
	lowest in rank or importance

finish (verb)	last (verb)
finally be or do something	persist for a specified period of time
come or bring to a finish or an end	continue to live and avoid dying
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

finish (adverb)	last (adverb)
	most recently
	the item at the end