Noun | 1. | end - 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" |
2. | end - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" Synonyms: ending Antonyms: commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" | |
3. | end - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" Synonyms: final stage, last | |
4. | end - 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 | |
5. | end - 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" | |
6. | end - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" Synonyms: destruction, death | |
7. | end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" | |
8. | end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" | |
9. | end - 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" | |
10. | end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" | |
11. | end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" | |
12. | end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." | |
13. | end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | |
14. | end - a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end" | |
Verb | 1. | end - 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" |
2. | end - 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" Synonyms: terminate Antonyms: begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" | |
3. | end - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" Synonyms: terminate | |
4. | end - put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived" |