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glaze vs finish

finish vs glaze

glaze and finish both are nouns.

glaze and finish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glaze Yes No Yes No
finish Yes No Yes No
As nouns, finish is a hypernym of glaze; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than glaze:
  • glaze: a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
  • finish: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
Other hypernyms of glaze include coating, finishing.
glaze (noun) finish (noun)
a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. the act of finishing
a glossy finish on a fabric a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
event whose occurrence ends something
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the temporal end; the concluding time
glaze (verb) finish (verb)
become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance finally be or do something
coat with a glaze come or bring to a finish or an end
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze cause to finish a relationship with somebody
furnish with glass 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
Difference between glaze and finish

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