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E0132400 (ĕn′dĭng)n.1. A conclusion or termination.2. A concluding part; a finale: a happy ending.3. Grammar The final morpheme added to a word base to make an inflectional form, such as -ed in walked.

ending

(ˈɛndɪŋ) n1. the act of bringing to or reaching an end2. the last part of something, as a book, film, etc3. (Linguistics) the final part of a word, esp a suffix4. (Chess & Draughts) chess another word for endgame

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n. 1. the final or concluding part; conclusion. 2. a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close. 3. death; destruction. 4. a. a morpheme at the end of a word, esp. an inflection, as the -s in cuts. b. any final word part, as the -ow in window. [before 1000]

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Noun	1.	ending - the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"terminationmorpheme - minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful unitspostfix, suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the wordinflectional ending, inflectional suffix - an inflection that is added at the end of a root word
	2.	ending - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"termination, conclusionabort - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"demonetisation, demonetization - ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a countrychange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicstone ending, release - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tonemop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding actionretirement - withdrawal from your position or occupationrelinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)adjournment, dissolution - the termination of a meetingdismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer existskill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a lifeabolishment, abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"liquidation, settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesdrug withdrawal, withdrawal - the termination of drug takingclosedown, shutdown, closing, closure - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"extinguishing, quenching, extinction - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"fade, disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visibleabortion - termination of pregnancydefusing, deactivation - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
	3.	ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"endlast, death - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"period - the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"year-end - the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"close, finis, last, stopping point, finale, finish, conclusion - 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"cease - (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') endfag end, tail end, tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"last gasp - the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"expiration, expiry, termination - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"terminal point, terminus ad quem, limit - final or latest limiting point
	4.	ending - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"conclusion, finishhappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happensfinal stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"foregone conclusion, matter of course - an inevitable endingdemolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys somethingomega, Z - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelationstop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
	5.	ending - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."close, closing, conclusion, endanticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing onesection, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a playperoration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"coda, finale - the closing section of a musical compositionrecital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

ending

noun finish, end, close, resolution, conclusion, summing up, wind-up, completion, finale, termination, culmination, cessation, denouement, last part, consummation The film has a Hollywood happy ending.
start, opening, source, birth, origin, starting point, onset, preface, inauguration, inception, commencement

ending

noun1. A concluding or terminating:cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up.2. The last part:close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, last, termination, wind-up, wrap-up.

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end

(end) noun1. the last or farthest part of the length of something. the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.末端2. the finish or conclusion. the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it). 完结，结束 3. death. The soldiers met their end bravely.死亡4. an aim. What end have you in view? 目的，目标 5. a small piece left over. cigarette ends.残片 verb to bring or come to an end. The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?结束ˈending noun the end, especially of a story, poem etc. Fairy stories have happy endings.结尾ˈendless adjective1. going on for ever or for a very long time. endless arguments.无止境的2. continuous, because of having the two ends joined. an endless chain.两端接连的at a loose end with nothing to do. He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.闲着end up1. to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant. I knew that he would end up in prison. 最后处于（通常不愉快） 2. to do something in the end. He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.最终做某事in the end finally. He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.最终make (both) ends meet not to get into debt. The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.使收支相抵no end (of) very much. I feel no end of a fool.非常on end1. upright; erect. Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.坚着2. continuously; without a pause. For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.连续地put an end to to cause to finish; to stop. The government put an end to public execution. 结束，终止 the end the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated). His behaviour is the end!限制

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end up in the knacker's yard

To be in or enter a state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.See also: end, up, yard

a good beginning makes a good ending

Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success. Keeping in mind that a good beginning makes a good ending, I worked really hard on my outline before I began my research paper.See also: beginning, ending, good, make

dead end

1. noun The end of a road, path, or other passage that does not have an exit or other passages attached to it. I knew my GPS was wrong when it told me to turn onto a road that came to a dead end.2. noun By extension, a situation in which no more progress or advancement is possible. I'm afraid we've come to a dead end in our investigation.3. adjective Prohibitive of or offering no possibility for progress or advancement. Sometimes hyphenated. Jerry decided he couldn't spend another minute working at that dead end job with no possibility for a promotion. The police received a lot of dead-end leads, but nothing that led them to the killer.4. verb To end in a way that prevents any possibility of further progress or advancement. Often hyphenated. This street dead-ends up ahead, so we'll have to turn around.See also: dead, end

end in (something)

To culminate in something; for something to be the last part of something. Opening night ended in disaster when the lead actress forgot her lines. As usual, our family dinner ended in a big argument, and everyone went home angry. I'm looking for a seven-letter word that ends in E.See also: end

end it (all)

To kill oneself. If they diagnose me with a terminal illness, I'd rather end it all now, instead of suffering. Poor Dave is just too intense about his schoolwork. He's ready to end it all if he gets a B+! This is the message to all the young people who are thinking of trying to escape the pain by just ending it: it gets better.See also: end

end up

1. To reach some conclusion, state, or situation due to a particular course of action. Thanks to that traffic jam, I ended up being late to the meeting. Sara has always loved to read so I'm not surprised that she ended up an English major. I really think that you and your high school sweetheart will end up together.2. To take some course of action, perhaps reluctantly. Thanks to bad weather, we ended up by leaving our beach house ahead of schedule.3. To conclude something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "end" and "up." Well, I'd say that big fight pretty much ends up our family dinner.4. To reach a particular location, often unintentionally. We wanted to go to the beach on Saturday, but because traffic was so bad, we ended up at the mall instead. When my car's engine overheated, I ended up at the mechanic instead of my big job interview.5. To be with someone, often by default. It seems that we've ended up with the most boring tour guide on the planet. He's seriously putting me to sleep.See also: end, up

end up (by) (doing something)

1. To take some course of action, perhaps reluctantly. Thanks to bad weather, we ended up by leaving our beach house ahead of schedule.2. To conclude something with a particular action. Well, as usual, our family ended up by having a big fight after Thanksgiving dinner.See also: end, up

end up at (some place)

To reach a particular location, often unintentionally. We wanted to go to the beach on Saturday, but because traffic was so bad, we ended up at the mall instead. When my car's engine overheated, I ended up at the mechanic instead of my big job interview. Hey, how was Saturday night? Where did you end up at?See also: end, up

end with (something)

To conclude something with a particular action. Well, as usual, our family dinner ended with a big fight.See also: end

end it all

To kill oneself; to end one's life. I was in a dark place, ready to end it all, when I met a friend who helped get me back on my feet.See also: all, end

rear end

1. noun Literally, the rear-most part of something. There is a dining car at the rear end of the train.2. noun By extension, a euphemism for the buttocks. Does my rear end look big in these pants?3. verb To hit another car from behind with one's own. Usually hyphenated. The other driver was definitely at fault—I was just sitting at a red light when he rear-ended me!See also: end, rear

rear-ender

A minor car accident in which minimal damage is incurred, especially to the front and rear bumpers of the two cars involved. Michelle was a new driver so she was extremely upset when she had her first accident. Luckily, it was just a rear-ender, so there was no real damage to either car involved. I know a mechanic who specializes in providing affordable repairs for scrapes, scratches, and rear-enders. You need to start slowing down much sooner when you're coming up to a red light, or sooner or later you'll end up causing a rear-ender with the car ahead of you.

end up as (something)

To conclude something in a particular state or role. I really think that you and your high school sweetheart will end up as husband and wife. I know I'm an English major, but I really don't want to end up as a teacher.See also: end, up

end up in the poorhouse

1. dated Literally, to begin living in a publicly-maintained institution for those who are poor. People don't actually end up in the poorhouse anymore—this isn't Dickensian England.2. By extension, to have no money. Usually used hyperbolically. With a mortgage payment that high, you guys will end up in the poorhouse!See also: end, poorhouse, up

end something up

to terminate something; to bring something to an end. He ended his vacation up by going to the beach. She ended up her speech with a poem.See also: end, up

end up

to come to an end. When will all this end up? I think that the party will have to end up about midnight.See also: end, up

end up

(somewhere) and wind up (somewhere) to finish at a certain place. If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail. I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.See also: end, up

end up

( somewhere ) and wind up( somewhere ) to finish at a certain place. If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail. I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.See also: end, up

dead end

1. A passage that has no exit, as in This street's a dead end, so turn back. [Late 1800s] 2. An impasse or blind alley, allowing no progress to be made. For example, This job is a dead end; I'll never be able to advance. [c. 1920] See also: dead, end

end up

Arrive at, result in, finish. For example, He thought he'd end up living in the city, or We don't know how Nancy will end up. [First half of 1900s] Also see wind up. See also: end, up

rear end

1. The back part of anything, especially a vehicle, as in There's a large dent in the rear end of the car. 2. The buttocks, as in I'm afraid these pants don't fit my rear end. The noun rear alone has been used in both these senses, the first since the late 1700s and the second since the mid-1900s. The addition of end occurred in the first half of the 1900s. See also: end, rear

end it all

If someone ends it all, they kill themselves. Things got so bad, I even thought of ending it all. I desperately wanted to end it all, but I had a little boy who was totally dependent upon me.See also: all, end

end it all

commit suicide. 1993 Ray Shell iCED Quentin thought…he'd jump off the Brooklyn Bridge and make the papers. At least he'd end it all in a blaze of media glory. See also: all, end

ˈend it all

kill yourself; commit suicide: After years of suffering, she had decided to end it all.See also: all, end

end up

v.1. To bring something to a close: The manager ended up the meeting by thanking us for all of our hard work.2. To arrive somewhere, especially when not anticipated: We lost our way and ended up downtown. If you end up in our area tonight, feel free to drop in.3. To arrive in some situation or condition as a result of a course of action: If you keep going outside in this weather without shoes, you'll end up catching a cold.See also: end, up

rear (end)

n. the tail end; the buttocks. (Euphemistic.) The dog bit her in the rear end. See also: end, rear

rear-ender

and back-ender n. an automobile wreck where one car runs into the back of another. (see also fender-bender.) It wasn’t a bad accident, just a rear-ender. The rain caused a couple of “back-enders,” but there were no serious accidents.

end it all

To commit suicide.See also: all, end

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noun finish

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noun a concluding or terminating

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noun the last part

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noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

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noun the act of ending something

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noun the point in time at which something ends

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noun event whose occurrence ends something

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noun the last section of a communication

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