Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several
   forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit,
   finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for
   fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]
   1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end
      to; to make an end of; to terminate.

            And heroically hath finished A life heroic.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to
      bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to
      accomplish; to polish.

   Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete;
        accomplish; perfect.

Finished \Fin"ished\, a.
   Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;
   perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.

   {Finished work} (Mach.), work that is made smooth or
      polished, though not necessarily completed.

Source : WordNet®

finished
     adj 1: (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state;
            "a finished product" [ant: {unfinished}]
     2: ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me
        the finished manuscript"; "the manuscript is finished";
        "almost finished with his studies" [ant: {unfinished}]
     3: (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having
        the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and
        finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
     4: having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished
        bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"
     5: brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was
        finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him
        ruined politically and economically" [syn: {ruined}]