last vs finish

last and finish both are nouns.

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

As nouns, finish is a hypernym of last; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than last:

Other hypernyms of last include conclusion, ending.

As nouns, last and finish are synonyms defined as:

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

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

last (adjective)	finish (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

last (verb)	finish (verb)
persist for a specified period of time	finally be or do something
continue to live and avoid dying	come or bring to a finish or an end
	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

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