end

Meanings

• 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 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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
• 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"
• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • "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"
• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
  • "This sad scene ended the movie"
• put an end to
  • "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

Synonyms

cease, close, closing, conclusion, death, destruction, ending, final stage, finish, goal, last, oddment, remainder, remnant, stop, terminal, terminate