terminal vs finish

finish vs terminal

terminal and finish both are nouns.

terminal is an adjective but finish is not an adjective.

terminal is not a verb while finish is a verb.

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

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

terminal: either extremity of something that has length
finish: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Other hyponyms of terminal include bitter end, bitthead, heel, point, magnetic pole, pole, railhead, terminus, yardarm, nerve end, nerve ending, telomere, heel, end point, endpoint, termination, terminus, destination, goal, tip.

terminal (noun)	finish (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	the act of finishing
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
either extremity of something that has length	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

terminal (adjective)	finish (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death

terminal (verb)	finish (verb)
	finally be or do something
	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

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