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end

/ end /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a position on the line of scrimmage
"no one wanted to play end"
Type of:
lineman
Has parts:
football team eleven
verb Sense 2
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 end"
Opposites:
begin start
Kinds of:
pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn
Derived:
end point endpoint termination terminus ending
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
put an end to
"The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
Type of:
destroy destruct
Derived:
conclusion close closing ending destruction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
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 WWI"
Opposites:
begin lead off start commence get down
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
close out finish abort culminate lift
Derived:
termination ending conclusion destruction death
Causes:
stop finish terminate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
the point in time at which something ends
"the end of the year"
"the ending of warranty period"
Opposites:
beginning commencement first outset get-go
Type of:
point point in time
Kinds of:
death last dying demise period
Derived:
terminate stop finish cease
noun Sense 6
a final state
"he came to a bad end"
"the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Type of:
state
Derived:
die terminate stop finish cease
noun Sense 7
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
"the end managed to hold onto the pass"
Type of:
lineman
Kinds of:
split end tight end
Domain:
football football game
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
topographic point place spot
noun Sense 9
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
"one end of the box was marked `This side up''"
Type of:
surface
Derived:
stop finish terminate cease
noun Sense 10
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"
Type of:
extremity
Kinds of:
bitter end bitthead heel point pole
Derived:
stop finish terminate cease
noun Sense 11
a boundary marking the extremities of something
"the end of town"
Type of:
boundary bound bounds
Derived:
stop finish terminate cease
noun Sense 12
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
"the end was exciting"
"I had to miss the last of the movie"
Type of:
ending conclusion finish
Kinds of:
endgame end game homestretch passing
Derived:
terminate stop finish cease
noun Sense 13
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"
Opposites:
beginning middle
Type of:
part section division
Derived:
terminate stop finish cease
noun Sense 14
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Type of:
piece of cloth piece of material
Kinds of:
fag end
Derived:
remain
noun Sense 15
the part you are expected to play
"he held up his end"
Type of:
contribution part share
verb Sense 16
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
"This sad scene ended the movie"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
close
Derived:
destination terminus conclusion close closing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 17
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
Type of:
section subdivision
Kinds of:
anticlimax bathos epilogue epilog peroration
Has parts:
narration recital yarn
Derived:
conclude close terminate stop finish
noun Sense 18
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"
Type of:
content cognitive content mental object
Kinds of:
aim object objective target bourn
Has parts:
plan of action
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
151
Times Searched
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lineman pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn begin start destroy destruct change alter