What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Surcease vs Finishing - What's the difference?

surcease | finishing |

As nouns the difference between surcease and finishing

is that surcease is cessation; stop; end while finishing is the act of completing something.

As verbs the difference between surcease and finishing

is that surcease is to come to an end; to desist while finishing is .

surcease

English

Noun

(-)
  • cessation; stop; end
  • * Longfellow
  • Not desire, but its surcease .
  • * Francis Bacon
  • It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing.
  • * 1970 , Alvin Toffler, Future Shock'', ''Bantam Books , pg. 217:
  • For the individual who wishes to live in his time, to be a part of the future, the super-industrial revolution offers no surcease from change.
  • * 1845 , Edgar Allan Poe, "(The Raven)"
  • Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
    And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
    Eagerly I wished the morrow; — vainly I had sought to borrow
    From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost Lenore —
    For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore —
    Nameless here for evermore.

    Verb

  • To come to an end; to desist.
  • To bring to an end.
  • * Spenser
  • The waves their range surceast .
  • * Dryden
  • The nations, overawed, surceased the fight.

    finishing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of completing something
  • (soccer) shooting ability
  • That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 May 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/15/benfica-chelsea-europa-league]
  • Benítez's team had been subjected to some intense pressure and will be grateful that Benfica's finishing was not as refined as their buildup play. Jorge Jesus's side pinned them back at times but they were guilty of being too elaborate in front of goal.
  • The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.
  • Derived terms

    * finishing coat * finishing line * finishing move * finishing press * finishing rolls * finishing school * finishing touch