Commentary: FINISH[+quality][+texture][+surface]
Examples:
This paint color comes in five different finishes.
Mary prefers this face powder that gives a matte finish.
He applied three coats of clear finish.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: FINISH[+event][+punctual][+ending]
Examples:
The wedding was perfect from start to finish.
Whoever has the most points at the finish of the game wins.
A bowl of raspberries is the perfect finish to a summer dinner. (eating them is the last event of the activity)
The political campaign will be a fight to the finish.
The golfer's best finish in a major tournament was third place.
Mappings:
PropBank: finish.01,finish.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 2, 7, 3
Commentary: FINISH[+quality][+refinement][+cultural][+poise]
Examples:
He'll need more finish to become headwaiter at a 3-star restaurant.
Her piano playing is exuberant and daring, but lacks a certain finish.
They hoped the year abroad would add some finish to their rather provincial offspring.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: FINISH[+location][+endpoint][+of_racetrack]
Examples:
The jockey saw the finish and urged his horse on.
A yellow buoy and the committee boat mark the finish of the regatta.
The first runner to complete the marathon broke through the tape stretched across the finish.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: FINISH[+event][+role][+agent][+of_downfall]
Examples:
Getting caught taking illegal steroids was the tragic finish of that athlete.
A plague or a famine may have been the finish of their civilization.
Too much success at an early age proved to be the finish of the writer.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: FINISH[+quality][+taste][+wine][+on_tongue][+back]
Examples:
The wine has a dry mouth but a rather opulent finish of dark fruit.
He enjoyed the tart, almost citrus finish of the crisp white sauvignon blanc.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6