end

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part.

2. 2noun

   Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence.

3. 3noun

   Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.

4. 4noun

   The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion; ppurpose; intention; aim; as, to labor for private or public ends.

5. 5noun

   That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.

6. 6noun

   One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

7. 7transitive verb

   To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech.

8. 8transitive verb

   To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.

9. 9transitive verb

   To destroy; to put to death.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.

11. 11

    A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.

12. 12noun

    (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

    "no one wanted to play end"

13. 13noun

    the part you are expected to play

    "he held up his end"

14. 14noun

    a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

    Synonyms

    oddmentremainderremnant
15. 15noun

    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"

16. 16noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    goal
17. 17noun

    the last section of a communication

    "in conclusion I want to say..."

    Synonyms

    closeclosingconclusionending
18. 18noun

    the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

    "the end was exciting"

    "I had to miss the last of the movie"

    Synonyms

    last
19. 19noun

    a boundary marking the extremities of something

    "the end of town"

20. 20noun

    either extremity of something that has length

    "the end of the pier"

    "she knotted the end of the thread"

    Synonyms

    terminal
21. 21noun

    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

    "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

22. 22noun

    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"

23. 23noun

    (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

    "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

24. 24noun

    a final state

    "he came to a bad end"

    "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

    Synonyms

    deathdestruction
25. 25noun

    the point in time at which something ends

    "the end of the year"

    "the ending of warranty period"

    Synonyms

    ending
26. 26verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    terminate
27. 27verb

    put an end to

    "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

28. 28verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    ceasefinishstopterminate
29. 29verb

    be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    "This sad scene ended the movie"

    Synonyms

    terminate