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[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: at the end of the table; the west end of town.
[4] the furthermost imaginable place or point: an island at the very end of the world.
[5] termination; conclusion: The journey was coming to an end.
[6] the concluding part: The end of her speech had to be cut short because of time.
[7] an intention or aim: to gain one's ends.
[8] the object for which a thing exists; purpose: The happiness of the people is the end of government.
[9] an outcome or result: What is to be the end of all this bickering?
[10] termination of existence; death: He met a horrible end.
[11] a cause of death, destruction, or ruin: Another war would be the end of civilization.
[12] a remnant or fragment: mill end; ends and trimmings.
[13] a share or part in something: He does his end of the job very well.
[14] Textiles . a warp thread running vertically and interlaced with the filling yarn in the woven fabric.
[15] Football . either of the linemen: stationed farthest from the center. the position played by this lineman.
[16] Archery . the number of arrows to be shot by a competitor during one turn in a match.
[17] Cricket . a wicket, especially the one where the batsman is taking a turn.
[18] a unit of a game, as in curling or lawn bowling.
[19] Kantianism . any rational being, regarded as worthy to exist for its own sake.
[20] either half of a domino.
[21] Knots . the part of a rope, beyond a knot or the like, that is not used.
[22] the end, Slang . the ultimate; the utmost of good or bad: His stupidity is the end.
[23] to bring to an end or conclusion: We ended the discussion on a note of optimism.
[24] to put an end to; terminate: This was the battle that ended the war.
[25] to form the end of: This passage ends the novel.
[26] to cause the demise of; kill: A bullet through the heart ended him.
[27] 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.
[28] to come to an end; terminate; cease: The road ends at Rome.
[29] to issue or result: Extravagance ends in want.
[30] 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.
[31] final or ultimate: the end result.
[32] at loose ends , without an occupation or plans; unsettled; uncertain: He spent two years wandering about the country at loose ends.
[33] 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.
[34] end for end , in reverse position; inverted: The cartons were turned end for end.
[35] end on , with the end next to or facing: He backed the truck until it was end on with the loading platform.
[36] end to end , in a row with ends touching: The pipes were placed end to end on the ground.
[37] 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.
[38] in the end , finally; after all: In the end they shook hands and made up.
[39] 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.
[40] make an end of , to conclude; stop: Let's make an end of this foolishness and get down to work.
[41] make ends meet , to live within one's means: Despite her meager income, she tried to make ends meet. Also make both ends meet.
[42] no end , Informal . very much or many: They were pleased no end by the warm reception.
[43] on end , having the end down; upright: to stand a box on end. continuously; successively: They talked for hours on end.
[44] 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.
[45] to put wheat, hay, or other grain into a stack or barn.
[46] endorsed.
[47] variant of endo- before a vowel: endameba.
[48] the extremity of the length of something, such as a road, line, etc
[49] the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
[50] the extreme extent, limit, or degree of something
[51] the most distant place or time that can be imagined the ends of the earth
[52] the time at which something is concluded
[53] the last section or part (as modifier ) the end office Related adjectives: final, terminal, ultimate
[54] a share or part his end of the bargain
[55] (often plural) a remnant or fragment (esp in the phrase odds and ends )
[56] a final state, esp death; destruction
[57] the purpose of an action or existence
[58] sport either of the two defended areas of a playing field, rink, etc
[59] bowls curling a section of play from one side of the rink to the other
[60] American football a player at the extremity of the playing line; wing
[61] all ends up totally or completely
[62] a sticky end informal , US and Canadian an unpleasant death
[63] at a loose end or US and Canadian at loose ends without purpose or occupation
[64] at an end exhausted or completed
[65] at the end of the day See day (def. 10)
[66] come to an end to become completed or exhausted
[67] end on with the end pointing towards one with the end adjacent to the end of another object
[68] go off the deep end informal to lose one's temper; react angrily
[69] get one's end away slang to have sexual intercourse
[70] in the end finally
[71] keep one's end up to sustain one's part in a joint enterprise to hold one's own in an argument, contest, etc
[72] make ends meet or make both ends meet to spend no more than the money one has
[73] no end or no end of informal (intensifier) I had no end of work
[74] on end upright without pause or interruption
[75] the end informal the worst, esp something that goes beyond the limits of endurance mainly US the best in quality
[76] the end of the road the point beyond which survival or continuation is impossible
[77] throw someone in at the deep end to put someone into a new situation, job, etc, without preparation or introduction
[78] to bring or come to a finish; conclude
[79] to die or cause to die
[80] (tr) to surpass; outdo a novel to end all novels
[81] end it all informal to commit suicide
[82] (tr) British to put (hay or grain) into a barn or stack
[83] a variant of endo-

Words related to End

top, edge, deadline, term, point, closure, finish, resolution, retirement, result, outcome, issue, conclusion, goal, side, demise, quit, halt, conclude, stop

Words nearby End

encyclopedic, encyclopedism, encyclopedist, encyst, encysted calculus, end, end around, end artery, end brush, end bud, end bulb

Origin of End

21600–10; perhaps variant of dial. in to harvest (Old English innian to lodge, put up). See inn

Other words from End

end·er , noun

Word origin for End

Old English innian ; related to Old High German innōn; see inn

Synonyms for End

deadline, edge, point, term, top, borderline, bound, boundary, confine, cusp, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, ultimate, butt end, tail end