English to English noun
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either extremity of something that has length | | Example: 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
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the point in time at which something ends | | Example: the end of the year the ending of warranty period
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the concluding parts of an event or occurrence | | Example: the end was exciting I had to miss the last of the movie
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the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it | | Example: the ends justify the means
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a final part or section | | Example: 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
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a final state | | Example: he came to a bad end the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
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the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object | | Example: one end of the box was marked `This side up'
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(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage | | Example: the end managed to hold onto the pass
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a boundary marking the extremities of something | | Example: the end of town
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one of two places from which people are communicating to each other | | Example: the phone rang at the other end both ends wrote at the same time
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the part you are expected to play | | Example: he held up his end
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the last section of a communication | | Example: in conclusion I want to say...
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a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | | source: wordnet30
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(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | | Example: no one wanted to play end
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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part. | | source: webster1913 verb
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have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical | | Example: 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
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bring to an end or halt | | Example: 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
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be the end of; be the last or concluding part of | | Example: This sad scene ended the movie
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put an end to | | Example: The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
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To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. | | source: webster1913
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To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends. | | source: webster1913
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