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1. end - noun

· 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 terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

Synonym(s): terminal

Hypernym(s): extremity




2. end - noun

· the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

Synonym(s): ending

Hypernym(s): point, point_in_time

Antonym(s): beginning, middle




3. end - noun

· the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

Synonym(s): last

Hypernym(s): ending, conclusion, finish




4. end - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): goal

Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object




5. end - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): part, section, division

Antonym(s): beginning, middle




6. end - noun

· a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

Synonym(s): destruction, death

Hypernym(s): state




7. end - noun

· the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

Hypernym(s): surface




8. end - noun

· (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

Hypernym(s): lineman




9. end - noun

· a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"

Hypernym(s): boundary, bound, bounds




10. end - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): topographic_point, place, spot




11. end - noun

· the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

Hypernym(s): contribution, part, share




12. end - noun

· the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

Synonym(s): conclusion, close, closing, ending

Hypernym(s): section, subdivision




13. end - noun

· a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Synonym(s): remainder, remnant, oddment

Hypernym(s): piece_of_cloth, piece_of_material




14. end - noun

· (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"

Hypernym(s): lineman




15. end - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): stop, finish, terminate, cease

Antonym(s): begin




16. end - verb

· 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 WW I"

Synonym(s): terminate

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

Antonym(s): begin, begin




17. end - verb

· be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"

Synonym(s): terminate

Hypernym(s): be




18. end - verb

· put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

Hypernym(s): destroy, destruct





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