end (n.)

  1. 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 ]

  2. 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'

  3. the part you are expected to play; he held up his end'

  4. the last section of a communication; in conclusion I want to say...

    [ Syn: conclusion , close , closing , ending ]

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

    [ Syn: remainder , remnant , oddment ]

  6. (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; no one wanted to play end'

  7. the point in time at which something ends; the end of the year; the ending of warranty period

    [ Syn: ending , ending ]

  8. 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 ]

  9. 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 ]

  10. 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'

  11. a final state; he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

    [ Syn: destruction , death ]

  12. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; one end of the box was marked `This side up''

  13. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; the end managed to hold onto the pass'

  14. a boundary marking the extremities of something; the end of town'

    end (v.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: stop , finish , terminate , cease ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: terminate , terminate ]

  3. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; This sad scene ended the movie

    [ Syn: terminate ]

  4. put an end to; The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived'

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