fillet vs finish

fillet

noun
  • A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet. 

  • Any scantling smaller than a batten. 

  • The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. 

  • A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed. 

  • A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin. 

  • A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings. 

  • A colored or gilded border. 

  • The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun. 

  • A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses. 

  • A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. 

  • An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 

  • The space between two flutings in a shaft. 

  • The thread of a screw. 

  • A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 

verb
  • To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to. 

  • To slice, bone or make into fillets. 

finish

noun
  • A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. 

  • The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. 

  • A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal. 

  • A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish. 

  • An end; the end of anything. 

verb
  • To reach orgasm. 

  • To complete (something). 

  • To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal. 

  • To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar). 

  • To put an end to; to destroy. 

  • To come to an end. 

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