end

Nouns

• (n) either extremity of something that has length
  • the end of the pier
  • she knotted the end of the thread
  • they rode to the end of the line
  • the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
  terminal,
• (n) the point in time at which something ends
  • the end of the year
  • the ending of warranty period
  ending,
• (n) the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
  • the end was exciting
  • I had to miss the last of the movie
  final stage, last,
• (n) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
  • the ends justify the means
  goal,
• (n) a final part or section
  • we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus
  • Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end
• (n) a final state
  • he came to a bad end
  • the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
  destruction, death,
• (n) the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
  • one end of the box was marked "This side up"
• (n) (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
  • the end managed to hold onto the pass
• (n) a boundary marking the extremities of something
  • the end of town
• (n) one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
  • the phone rang at the other end
  • both ends wrote at the same time
• (n) the part you are expected to play
  • he held up his end
• (n) the last section of a communication
  • in conclusion I want to say...
  close, closing, ending, conclusion,
• (n) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold oddment, remnant, remainder,
• (n) (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
  • no one wanted to play end

Verbs

• (v) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
  • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
  • My property ends by the bushes
  • The symphony ends in a pianissimo
  cease, terminate, finish, stop,
• (v) bring to an end or halt
  • She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
  • The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
  terminate,
• (v) be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
  • This sad scene ended the movie
  terminate,
• (v) put an end to
  • The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived

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