Cover and Finish

Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.

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Finish and cover are semantically related in coating topic. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead the word "Cover" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Finish

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

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Synonyms for Finish

Antonyms for Finish

Cover and finish are semantically related in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Finish" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as coat, coating.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

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How words are described

good	good cover	good finish
high	high cover	high finish
best	best cover	best finish
perfect	perfect cover	perfect finish
Other adjectives: standard, original, actual, blue, bad, black, dark, excellent, white, new, final, awesome.

Common collocations

part	cover part	finish part
series	cover series	finish series
rest	cover rest	finish rest
time	cover time	finish time
Other words: map, game, story, games.

Both words in one sentence

Unless you've taken care to cover the pit beyond the finish line, grabbing the flag will cause Mario to happily walk to his death.

Source: Instant-Win Condition
Her roommate comes in and tells Amber to cover her ears, and before the confused Amber can finish saying anything, the house blows up, leaving both of them charred.

Source: Ash Face
Forever: Henry and Abe finish each other's sentences when making up an on-the-spot cover story of how they know each other.

Source: Finishing Each Other's Sentences

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