ruin vs finish

ruin and finish both are nouns.

ruin and finish both are verbs.

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

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

ruin: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
finish: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

ruin (noun)	finish (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	the act of finishing
a ruined building	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
an event that results in destruction	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation	designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the process of becoming dilapidated	the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction	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

ruin (verb)	finish (verb)
fall into ruin	finally be or do something
destroy completely; damage irreparably	come or bring to a finish or an end
reduce to ruins	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
deprive of virginity	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
reduce to bankruptcy	provide with a finish
destroy or cause to fail	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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