the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds: kindness without end; to walk from end to end of a city.
a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: at the end of the table; the west end of town.
the furthermost imaginable place or point: an island at the very end of the world.
termination; conclusion: The journey was coming to an end.
the concluding part: The end of her speech had to be cut short because of time.
an intention or aim: to gain one's ends.
the object for which a thing exists; purpose: The happiness of the people is the end of government.
an outcome or result: What is to be the end of all this bickering?
termination of existence; death: He met a horrible end.
a cause of death, destruction, or ruin: Another war would be the end of civilization.
a remnant or fragment: mill end; ends and trimmings.
a share or part in something: He does his end of the job very well.
Textiles. a warp thread running vertically and interlaced with the filling yarn in the woven fabric.
Football.
either of the linemen: stationed farthest from the center.
the position played by this lineman.
Archery. the number of arrows to be shot by a competitor during one turn in a match.
Cricket. a wicket, especially the one where the batsman is taking a turn.
a unit of a game, as in curling or lawn bowling.
Kantianism. any rational being, regarded as worthy to exist for its own sake.
either half of a domino.
Knots. the part of a rope, beyond a knot or the like, that is not used.
the end,Slang. the ultimate; the utmost of good or bad: His stupidity is the end.
verb (used with object)
to bring to an end or conclusion: We ended the discussion on a note of optimism.
to put an end to; terminate: This was the battle that ended the war.
to form the end of: This passage ends the novel.
to cause the demise of; kill: A bullet through the heart ended him.
to constitute the most outstanding or greatest possible example or instance of (usually used in the infinitive): You just committed the blunder to end all blunders.
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate; cease: The road ends at Rome.
to issue or result: Extravagance ends in want.
to reach or arrive at a final condition, circumstance, or goal (often followed by up): to end up in the army; to end as a happy person.
adjective
final or ultimate: the end result.
Idioms for end
at loose ends, without an occupation or plans; unsettled; uncertain: He spent two years wandering about the country at loose ends.
at one's wit's end, at the end of one's ideas or mental resources; perplexed: I'm at my wit's end with this problem.Also at one's wits' end.
end for end, in reverse position; inverted: The cartons were turned end for end.
end on, with the end next to or facing: He backed the truck until it was end on with the loading platform.
end to end, in a row with ends touching: The pipes were placed end to end on the ground.
go off the deep end, Informal. to act in a reckless or agitated manner; lose emotional control: She went off the deep end when she lost her job.
in the end, finally; after all: In the end they shook hands and made up.
keep / hold one's end up, to perform one's part or share adequately: The work is demanding, but he's holding his end up.
make an end of, to conclude; stop: Let's make an end of this foolishness and get down to work.
make ends meet, to live within one's means: Despite her meager income, she tried to make ends meet.Also make both ends meet.
no end, Informal. very much or many: They were pleased no end by the warm reception.
on end,
having the end down; upright: to stand a box on end.
continuously; successively: They talked for hours on end.
put an end to, to cause to stop; terminate; finish: The advent of sound in motion pictures put an end to many a silent star's career.
Origin of end
1
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English ende; cognate with Old Frisian enda, Middle Dutch e(i)nde, Old Saxon endi, Old High German anti, German Ende, Old Norse endi(r), Gothic andeis “end,” from unattested Germanic anthjá-; akin to Sanskrit ánta- “end”
SYNONYMS FOR end
4 tip, bound, limit, terminus.
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synonym study for end
5. End,close,conclusion,finish,outcome refer to the termination of something. End implies a natural termination or completion, or an attainment of purpose: the end of a day, of a race; to some good end.Close often implies a planned rounding off of something in process: the close of a conference.Conclusion suggests a decision or arrangement: All evidence leads to this conclusion; the conclusion of peace terms.Finish emphasizes completion of something begun: a fight to the finish.Outcome suggests the issue of something that was in doubt: the outcome of a game.7. See aim.
OTHER WORDS FROM end
ender,noun
Definition for end (2 of 4)
end2
[ end ]
/ ɛnd /
verb (used with object)BritishDialect.
to put wheat, hay, or other grain into a stack or barn.
Origin of end
2
1600–10; perhaps variant of dial. in to harvest (Old English innian to lodge, put up). See inn