Dress and Finish

Dress

Dress verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.

Usage example: dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides

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Finish and dress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead the word "Dress" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: dressed, dressing, dressy, dresser, dressage

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

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Dress and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dress" instead the word "Finish" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

high	high dress	high finish
best	best dress	best finish
normal	normal dress	normal finish
short	short dress	short finish
Other adjectives: silver, standard, original, actual, blue, black, dark, happy, grand, white, new, golden.

This skill allowed Fluttershy and the others to finish Rarity's dress at the end of the episode.

Source: Chekhovs Skill / Western Animation
Vanellope Von Schweetz gets a frilly, pink, fancy, and heavy dress after her finish line cross in Wreck-It Ralph resets the game and restores her to her proper position as princess of Sugar Rush.

Source: Pimped Out Dress / Western Animation
They dress the same, finish each other's sentences and occasionally speak in sync.

Source: Creepy Twins

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