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| parole |
the release of a prisoner before his or her punishment is finished, with conditions of good behavior to be fulfilled. [1/3 definitions] |
| plastic |
any of numerous synthetic substances, usu. organic polymers, that can be easily shaped when soft and then hardened, and that are widely used as industrial and domestic materials and finished products. [1/5 definitions] |
| polish |
to cause to become finished or more perfect. [1/8 definitions] |
| quartz crystal |
in electronics, a thin plate or rod that is cut from quartz, ground, polished, and finished in such a way that it vibrates at a specific frequency. |
| rounded |
finished; completed. [1/2 definitions] |
| sign out |
to sign or write your name, along with the time, to show that you are finished and leaving an area, or to exit from a digital account. |
| sueded |
finished or covered with suede. [1/2 definitions] |
| through |
finished; done. [1/18 definitions] |
| undone1 |
not accomplished or finished; uncompleted. |
| unfinished |
not finished; incomplete. [1/3 definitions] |
| up |
of a period of time, finished; concluded. [2/34 definitions] |
| washed-up |
(informal) no longer successful or effective; failed or finished, often after a period of earlier success. [1/2 definitions] |
| wrong |
opposite the principal, prominent, or finished side or part. [1/13 definitions] |
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