Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finish line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ish -line
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line marking the end of a race.

noun

The end of a process.

Example Sentences

"The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other."
"The race to the finish line has started already according to Jürgen Klopp and by those punishing standards Liverpool have faltered badly."
"“In the fight for voting rights, this vote was the starting gun, not the finish line,” said Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader. “We will not let it go. We will not let it die. This voter suppression cannot stand.”"

Inflected Forms

finish lines (plural)

Synonyms

finishing line

Questions

What does finish line mean?: A line marking the end of a race.

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