end

nouns

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"

end, terminal

the point in time at which something ends

"the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

end, ending

antonym

beginning

antonym

middle

the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

"the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

end, final stage, last

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"

end, goal

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"

end

antonym

beginning

antonym

middle

is a type of (narrower)

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

"the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

division, part, section

a final state

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

death, destruction, end

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

"one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

end

is a type of (narrower)

the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

"they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

surface

(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

"the end managed to hold onto the pass"

end

domain category

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

football, football game

is a type of (narrower)

one of the players on the line of scrimmage

lineman

a boundary marking the extremities of something

"the end of town"

end

is a type of (narrower)

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

bound, boundary, bounds

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

is a type of (narrower)

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

"this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"

place, spot, topographic point

the part you are expected to play

"he held up his end"

end

is a type of (narrower)

the part played by a person in bringing about a result

"I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"

contribution, part, share

the last section of a communication

"in conclusion I want to say..."

close, closing, conclusion, end, ending

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

end, oddment, remainder, remnant

(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

"no one wanted to play end"

end

is a member of

a team that plays football

eleven, football team

is a type of (narrower)

(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

lineman

verbs

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"

cease, end, finish, stop, terminate

antonym

begin

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"

end, terminate

is derived from

ending

antonym

begin

antonym

begin

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

"This sad scene ended the movie"

end, terminate

is derived from

ending