last
nouns
the temporal end; the concluding time
"the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
"he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
"he breathed his last"
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
is a type of (narrower)
a unit used to measure weight
"he placed two weights in the scale pan"
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
is a type of (narrower)
a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
"the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
verbs
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
adjectives
immediately past
"last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
is similar to
earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
"the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
antonym
is similar to
used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
"the senior prom"
is similar to
being the last or concluding element of a series
"the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"
occurring at or forming an end or termination
"his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
most unlikely or unsuitable
"the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
is similar to
has little chance of being the case or coming about
"an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
occurring at the time of death
"his last words"; "the last rites"
is similar to
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
"a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"
conclusive in a process or progression
"the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
highest in extent or degree
"to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
not to be altered or undone
"the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
adverbs
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