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end > 18 senses
NOUN1endEither extremity of something that has length
2end, endingThe point in time at which something ends
3end, last, final stageThe concluding parts of an event or occurrence
4end, goalThe state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
5endA final part or section
6end, destruction, deathA final state
7endThe surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
8end(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
9endOne of two places from which people are communicating to each other
10endA boundary marking the extremities of something
11endThe part you are expected to play
12end, conclusion, close, closing, endingThe last section of a communication
13end, remainder, remnant, oddmentA piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
14endA position on the line of scrimmage
VERB1end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseHave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
2end, terminateBring to an end or halt
3end, terminateBe the end of
4endPut an end to
end > pronunciation
Soundseh'nd
Rhymesamend, append, apprehend, and 47 more rhymes in ehnd at the HyperDic website...
end > noun 1, location
MeaningEither extremity of something that has length.
Examples"the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"
Narrowerbitter end; bitthead; heel; point; pole, magnetic pole; railhead; terminus; yardarm; nerve ending, nerve end; telomere; heel; end point, endpoint, termination, terminus; finish, destination, goal; tip
Broaderextremity
Verbsend
end > noun 2, time
MeaningThe point in time at which something ends.
Examples"the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Synonymsending
Narrowerdeath, last; death, dying, demise; period; year-end; stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close; cease; fag end, tail, tail end; last gasp; termination, expiration, expiry; terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit
Broaderpoint, point in time
Contrarybeginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset; middle
Verbsend; end; end; end
end > noun 3, event
MeaningThe concluding parts of an event or occurrence.
Examples"the end was exciting"
Synonymslast, final stage
Narrowerendgame, end game; endgame, end game; homestretch; passing
Broaderending, conclusion, finish
Verbsend; end; end; end
end > noun 4, cognition
MeaningThe state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.
Examples"the ends justify the means"
Synonymsgoal
Part ofplan of action
Narroweraim, object, objective, target; bourn, bourne; end-all; destination, terminus; no-goal; purpose, intent, intention, aim, design; intention
Broadercontent, cognitive content, mental object
end > noun 5, cognition
MeaningA final part or section.
Examples"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"
Broaderpart, section, division
Contrarybeginning; middle
Verbsend; end; end
end > noun 6, state
MeaningA final state.
Examples"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Synonymsdestruction, death
Broaderstate
Verbsend; end; end; end
end > noun 7, location
MeaningThe surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object.
Examples"one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
Broadersurface
Verbsend
end > noun 8, person
Meaning(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage.
Examples"the end managed to hold onto the pass"
Categoryfootball, football game
Narrowersplit end; tight end
Broaderlineman
end > noun 9, location
MeaningOne of two places from which people are communicating to each other.
Examples"the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"
Broadertopographic point, place, spot
end > noun 10, location
MeaningA boundary marking the extremities of something.
Examples"the end of town"
Broaderboundary, bound, bounds
Verbsend
end > noun 11, act
MeaningThe part you are expected to play.
Examples"he held up his end"
Broadercontribution, part, share
end > noun 12, communication
MeaningThe last section of a communication.
Synonymsconclusion, close, closing, ending
Part ofnarration, recital, yarn; address, speech
Narroweranticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda
Broadersection, subdivision
Verbsend; end; end
end > noun 13, artifact
MeaningA piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
Synonymsremainder, remnant, oddment
Narrowerfag end
Broaderpiece of cloth, piece of material
end > noun 14, act
MeaningA position on the line of scrimmage.
Examples"no one wanted to play end"
Member offootball team, eleven
Broaderlineman
end > verb 1, stative
MeaningHave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense. Either spatial or metaphorical.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples"My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Synonymsstop, finish, terminate, cease
Caused byend, terminate
Narrowerpass away; lapse; cut out; go out; adjourn, recess, break up; vanish, disappear; culminate, climax; run out; run low, run short, go; vanish, disappear, go away; conclude, close; turn out, come out; discontinue; break
Contrarybegin, start
Nounsend; end; end; end; end; end; end; end
end > verb 2, change
MeaningBring to an end or halt.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey end moving
Examples"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
Synonymsterminate
Cause toend, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Narrowerclose out; finish; abort; culminate; lift, raise; ax, axe; stamp out, kill; dissolve, break up; dissolve, break up; break, break off, discontinue, stop; interrupt, break; stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out; finalize, finalise, settle, nail down; complete, finish; closure, cloture; decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate; conclude; close; phase out; close
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Contraryget down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence; begin, lead off, start, commence
Nounsend; end; ending; end; end
end > verb 3, stative
MeaningBe the end of. Be the last or concluding part of.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"This sad scene ended the movie"
Synonymsterminate
Narrowerclose
Broaderbe
Nounsend; ending; end; end; end; end, ending
end > verb 4, creation
MeaningPut an end to.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
Broaderdestroy, destruct
Nounsending; end; end; end; end

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