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end as in 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“
Synonyms
- stop the event of something ending; the act of stopping something; a brief stay in the course of a journey; the state of inactivity following an interruption; a spot where something halts or pauses; a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; a restraint that checks the motion of something; an obstruction in a pipe or tube; come to a halt, stop moving; put an end to a state or an activity; stop from happening or developing; interrupt a trip; cause to stop; prevent completion; hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; seize on its way; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; render unsuitable for passage; stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- finish come or bring to a finish or an end; finally be or do something; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; provide with a finish; finish eating all the food on one’s plate or on the table; cause to finish a relationship with somebody; a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); the temporal end; a highly developed state of perfection; the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); event whose occurrence ends something; (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); the act of finishing
- terminate bring to an end or halt; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; be the end of; terminate the employment of
- cease (`cease’ is a noun only in the phrase `without cease’) end ; put an end to a state or an activity; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
end as in 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 bring to an end or halt; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; be the end of; terminate the employment of
end as in be the end of
- “be the last or concluding part of“
- “This sad scene ended the movie“
Synonyms
- terminate bring to an end or halt; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; be the end of; terminate the employment of
end as in put an end to
- “The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived“
end as in 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“
Synonyms
- terminal of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; being or situated at an end; occurring at or forming an end or termination; causing or ending in or approaching death; station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods ; a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves ; either extremity of something that has length; electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer
end as in the point in time at which something ends
- “the end of the year“
- “the ending of warranty period“
Synonyms
- ending the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); the act of ending something; the point in time at which something ends; event whose occurrence ends something; the last section of a communication
end as in the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- “the end was exciting“
- “I had to miss the last of the movie“
Synonyms
- last most recently; the item at the end; persist for a specified period of time; continue to live and avoid dying; the temporal end; the last or lowest in an ordering or series; a person’s dying act; the time at which life ends; a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds ; a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels ; the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence; holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes ; immediately past; coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; occurring at or forming an end or termination; most unlikely or unsuitable; occurring at the time of death; conclusive in a process or progression; highest in extent or degree; not to be altered or undone; lowest in rank or importance
end as in 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 the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points ; a successful attempt at scoring
end as in 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“
end as in a final state
- “he came to a bad end“
- “the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end“
Synonyms
- destruction the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists ; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something ; a final state
- death the event of dying or departure from life; the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; the absence of life or state of being dead; the time when something ends; the time at which life ends; the personification of death; a final state; the act of killing
end as in the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- “one end of the box was marked `This side up’“
end as in (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- “the end managed to hold onto the pass“
end as in a boundary marking the extremities of something
- “the end of town“
end as in 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“
end as in the part you are expected to play
- “he held up his end“
end as in the last section of a communication
- “in conclusion I want to say…“
Synonyms
- conclusion a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; an intuitive assumption; the temporal end; event whose occurrence ends something; the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) ; the act of ending something; a final settlement; the last section of a communication; the act of making up your mind about something
- close near in time or place or relationship; in an attentive manner; the temporal end; the last section of a communication; the concluding part of any performance ; at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; close in relevance or relationship; not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; rigorously attentive; marked by fidelity to an original; (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; crowded; lacking fresh air; of textiles; strictly confined or guarded; confined to specific persons; fitting closely but comfortably; used of hair or haircuts; giving or spending with reluctance; inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; become closed; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); come to a close; complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; be priced or listed when trading stops; engage at close quarters; cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop ; change one’s body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact ; come together, as if in an embrace; draw near; bring together all the elements or parts of; bar access to; fill or stop up; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- closing final or ending; the act of closing something ; the last section of a communication; approaching a particular destination; termination of operations; a concluding action
- ending the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); the act of ending something; the point in time at which something ends; event whose occurrence ends something; the last section of a communication
end as in a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Synonyms
- remainder sell cheaply as remainders; something left after other parts have been taken away; the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor ; the number that remains after subtraction; a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- remnant a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists ; a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- oddment a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold ; something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
end as in (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
- “no one wanted to play end“