end
noun
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
Similar word(s): terminal
Definition categories: location, extremity
2. the point in time at which something ends
- the end of the year
- the ending of warranty period
Similar word(s): ending
Definition categories: time, point
3. the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- the end was exciting
Similar word(s): last
Definition categories: event, conclusion, ending, finish
4. 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
Similar word(s): goal
Definition categories: thought, content
5. 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
Definition categories: thought, division, part, section
6. a final state
- he came to a bad end
- the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
Similar word(s): death, destruction
Definition categories: state
7. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- one end of the box was marked `This side up'
Definition categories: location, surface
8. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- the end managed to hold onto the pass
Definition categories: person, lineman
9. a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the end of town
Definition categories: location, bound, boundary, bounds
10. 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
Definition categories: location, place, spot
11. the part you are expected to play
- he held up his end
Definition categories: act, contribution, part, share
12. the last section of a communication
Similar word(s): close, closing, conclusion, ending
Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision
13. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Similar word(s): oddment, remainder, remnant
Definition categories: man–made
14. (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
- no one wanted to play end
Definition categories: act, lineman
Sentences with end as a noun:
- At the end of the road, turn left.
- Is there no end to this madness?
- He met a terrible end in the jungle.
- I hope the end comes quickly.
- The Pavillion End
- odds and ends
verb
1. 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
Similar word(s): cease, finish, stop, terminate
Definition categories: stative
2. bring to an end or halt
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
Similar word(s): terminate
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- This sad scene ended the movie
Similar word(s): terminate
Definition categories: stative, be
4. put an end to
- The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
Definition categories: creation, destroy, destruct
Sentences with end as a verb:
- Is this movie never going to end?
- The lesson will end when the bell rings.
- The referee blew the whistle to end the game.