- 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"
--1 is a kind of extremity
--1 has particulars:bitter end; bitthead; heel; point; pole, magnetic pole; railhead; terminus; yardarm; nerve ending, nerve end; telomere; heel; end point, endpoint, termination, terminus; finish, destination, goal; tip Derived form: verb end1 - end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
--2 is a kind of point, point in time
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset, middle
--2 has particulars:death, last; death, dying, demise; period; year-end; stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close; cease; fag end, tail, tail end; last gasp; termination, expiration, expiry; terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit Derived forms: verb end4, verb end3, verb end2, verb end1 - end, last, final stage - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
--3 is a kind of ending, conclusion, finish
--3 has particulars:endgame, end game; endgame, end game; homestretch; passing Derived forms: verb end4, verb end3, verb end2, verb end1 - goal, 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"
--4 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--4 is a part of plan of action
--4 has particulars:aim, object, objective, target; bourn, bourne; end-all; destination, terminus; no-goal; purpose, intent, intention, aim, design; intention - 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"
--5 is a kind of part, section, division
Antonyms: beginning, middle
Derived forms: verb end3, verb end2, verb end1 - end, destruction, death - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
--6 is a kind of state
Derived forms: verb end4, verb end3, verb end2, verb end1 - end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
--7 is a kind of surface
Derived form: verb end1 - end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
--8 is a kind of lineman
--8 has particulars: split end; tight end- 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"
--9 is a kind of topographic point, place, spot
- end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"
--10 is a kind of boundary, bound, bounds
Derived form: verb end1 - end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
--11 is a kind of contribution, part, share
- conclusion, end, close, closing, ending - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
--12 is a kind of section, subdivision
--12 is a part of narration, recital, yarn; address, speech
--12 has particulars:anticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda Derived forms: verb end3, verb end4, verb end1 - end, remainder, remnant, oddment - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
--13 is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
--13 has particulars: fag end- end - a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
--14 is a kind of lineman
--14 is a member of football team, eleven - 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"
- end, stop, finish, terminate, cease - 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"
Antonyms: begin, start
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun end12, noun end10, noun end7, noun end6, noun end5, noun end3, noun end2, noun end1
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- end, terminate - 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"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: lead off, get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun end6, noun end5, noun end3, noun end2, noun ending2
They end moving
- end, terminate - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun end12, noun end6, noun end5, noun end2, noun end3, noun ending3, noun ending4
Something ----s something
- end - put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
--4 is one way to destroy, destruct
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun end12, noun end6, noun end3, noun end2, noun ending4
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something