Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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halt | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
finish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
halt (noun) | finish (noun) |
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an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | the act of finishing |
the event of something ending | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) |
the state of inactivity following an interruption | (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 |
halt (adjective) | finish (adjective) |
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disabled in the feet or legs |
halt (verb) | finish (verb) |
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stop the flow of a liquid | finally be or do something |
come to a halt, stop moving | come or bring to a finish or an end |
cause to come to an abrupt stop | cause to finish a relationship with somebody |
stop from happening or developing | 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 |