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
[ Syn: terminal ]
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'
the part you are expected to play; he held up his end'
the last section of a communication; in conclusion I want to say...
[ Syn: conclusion , close , closing , ending ]
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; no one wanted to play end'
the point in time at which something ends; the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; the end was exciting; I had to miss the last of the movie
[ Syn: last , final stage ]
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
[ Syn: goal ]
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'
a final state; he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
[ Syn: destruction , death ]
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; one end of the box was marked `This side up''
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; the end managed to hold onto the pass'
a boundary marking the extremities of something; the end of town'
end (n.)
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
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
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; This sad scene ended the movie
[ Syn: terminate ]
put an end to; The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived'