Sketchiness: alternatives and connections

A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.

To finish; to accomplish.

To finish; to kill.

A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or st…

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.

A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.

To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.

To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.

To perform; to do; to finish.

To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of…

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "h…

To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete…

To bring to an end; to close; to finish.

To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.

To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.

Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.