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Meanings of
finishing touch
in English
Portuguese
toque final
Spanish
piedra de toque
Back to the meaning
A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination.
capstone
copestone
Portuguese
toque final
Synonyms
Examples for "
capstone
"
capstone
copestone
Examples for "
capstone
"
1
The finest bit of sculpture is on the
capstone
of the pyramid.
2
His final volume places the
capstone
on the structure of his philosophy.
3
The electricity set free the
capstone
which settled into its place.
4
If Atlas works, it will provide the
capstone
of modern physics.
5
At the top he grabbed hold and hoisted himself onto the curved
capstone
.
1
The tipsy man's soliloquy puts the
copestone
on his degradation.
2
The universe is finished; the
copestone
is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.
3
Every iron beam; every
copestone
,
every coigne of vantage, every oriel window in this honorable edifice is for you!
4
For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the
copestone
to posterity.
5
The
copestone
of the sacred structure reared by the legislation of the middle books of the Pentateuch is the high priest.
Usage of
finishing touch
in English
1
This sight put a
finishing
touch
to the excitement of the Moranges.
2
Their savory flavor often is the
finishing
touch
to your favorite meal.
3
All that was missing was the
finishing
touch
from their leading marksman.
4
The
finishing
touch
was adding the crystal cluster and gel top coat.
5
I will help you perfect the thing, and give it the
finishing
touch
.
6
That is the
finishing
touch
on the happiness of a woman.
7
This information gave a
finishing
touch
to the consternation of the yellow drawing-room.
8
The look put the
finishing
touch
to what her silence implied.
9
When planting is completed, give the bed a
finishing
touch
with the rake.
10
This quiet determination irritated Therese and put the
finishing
touch
to her intoxication.
11
The concert in Hafnarfjördur was the
finishing
touch
to that work.
12
He was now to put the
finishing
touch
to his work of mischief.
13
Tomorrow morning we can put a
finishing
touch
to the work.
14
He has ordered the sea voyage as a
finishing
touch
to my cure.
15
I was only seeking further information, to put the
finishing
touch
.
16
Just a
finishing
touch
here and there, and all is ended.
Other examples for "finishing touch"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
finishing
touch
finishing
finish
Verb
Noun
Translations for
finishing touch
Portuguese
toque final
Spanish
piedra de toque
toque final
Finishing touch
through the time
Finishing touch
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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