end (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 18 senses of the word *end*:
NOUN	location	end, terminal	either extremity of something that has length
time	end, ending	the point in time at which something ends
event	end, last	the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
cognition	end, goal	the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
cognition	end	a final / final part or section
state	end, destruction, death	a final / final / final state
location	end	the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
person	end	(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
location	end	a boundary marking the extremities of something
location	end	one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
act	end	the part you are expected to play
communication	end, conclusion, close, closing, ending	the last section of a communication
artifact	end, remainder, remnant, oddment	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
act	end	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
VERB	stative	end, stop, finish, terminate, cease	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
change	end, terminate	bring to an end or halt
stative	end, terminate	be the end of
creation	end	put an end to

end pronunciation
Sounds	eh'nd
Rhymes	amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd...

Englishend: 18 senses noun 1, location
Meaning	Either 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"
Synonym	terminal
Narrower	bitter end	(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
	bitthead	The upper end of a bitt
	end point, endpoint, termination, terminus	A place where something ends or is complete
	finish, destination, goal	The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
	heel	The lower end of a ship's mast
	heel	One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
	nerve ending, nerve end	The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
	point	sharp end
	pole, magnetic pole	One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
	railhead	The end of the completed track on an unfinished railway
	telomere	Either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome
	terminus	Either end of a railroad or bus route
	tip	The extreme / extreme end of something
	yardarm	Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Broader	extremity	The outermost or farthest region or point
Spanish	cabo, final
Catalan	cap, final
Verbs	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Englishend: 18 senses noun 2, time
Meaning	The point in time at which something ends.
Examples	"the end of the year" "the ending of warranty period"
Synonym	ending
Narrower	cease	('cease' is a noun only in the phrase 'without cease') end
	death, dying, demise	The time when something ends
	death, last	The time at which life ends
	fag end, tail, tail end	The time of the last part of something
	fin de siecle	The end of a century, especially the 19th century
	last gasp	The point of death or exhaustion or completion
	period	The end or completion of something
	stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close	The temporal end
	termination, expiration, expiry	A coming to an end of a contract period
	terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit	final / final or latest limiting point
	year-end	The end of a calendar year
Broader	point, point in time	An instant of time
Opposite	beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset	The time at which something is supposed to begin
Opposite	middle	Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Spanish	conclusión, finalización, final, fin, término
Catalan	acabament, conclusió, fi, finalització, final, termini
Verbs	end	bring to an end or halt
	end	put an end to
	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
	end	be the end of

Englishend: 18 senses noun 3, event
Meaning	The concluding parts of an event or occurrence.
Example	"the end was exciting"
Synonym	last
Narrower	endgame, end game	The final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
	endgame, end game	The final stages of an extended process of negotiation
	homestretch	The end of an enterprise
	passing	The end of something
Broader	ending, conclusion, finish	event whose occurrence ends something
Spanish	final, fin
Catalan	fi
Verbs	end	bring to an end or halt
	end	put an end to
	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
	end	be the end of

Englishend: 18 senses noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.
Example	"the ends justify the means"
Synonym	goal
Part of	plan of action	A plan for actively doing something
Narrower	aim, object, objective, target	The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
	bourn, bourne	An archaic term for a goal or destination
	destination, terminus	The ultimate goal for which something is done
	end-all	The ultimate goal
	intention	(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
	no-goal	A nonexistent goal
	purpose, intent, intention, aim, design	An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
Broader	content, cognitive content, mental object	The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Spanish	finalidad, fin, meta, objetivo, propósito
Catalan	fi, finalitat, meta, objectiu, propòsit

Englishend: 18 senses noun 5, cognition
Meaning	A final / 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"
Broader	part, section, division	One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Opposite	beginning	The first part or section of something
Opposite	middle	An intermediate part or section
Spanish	final, fin, término
Catalan	final, terme
Verbs	end	bring to an end or halt
	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
	end	be the end of

Englishend: 18 senses noun 6, state
Meaning	A final / final / final state.
Examples	"he came to a bad end" "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Synonyms	destruction, death
Broader	state	The way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanish	destrucción, final, muerte
Catalan	destrucció, final, mort
Verbs	end	bring to an end or halt
	end	put an end to
	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
	end	be the end of

Englishend: 18 senses noun 7, location
Meaning	The surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object.
Example	"one end of the box was marked 'This side up'"
Broader	surface	The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Spanish	cara, lado
Catalan	cara, costat
Verbs	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Englishend: 18 senses noun 8, person
Meaning	(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage.
Example	"the end managed to hold onto the pass"
Category	football, football game	Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
Narrower	split end	(football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
Narrower	tight end	(football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle
Broader	lineman	One of the players on the line of scrimmage

Englishend: 18 senses noun 9, location
Meaning	A boundary marking the extremities of something.
Example	"the end of town"
Broader	boundary, bound, bounds	The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Spanish	acabamiento, extremo, final, fin, término
Catalan	acabament, extrem, terme
Verbs	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Englishend: 18 senses noun 10, location
Meaning	One 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"
Broader	topographic point, place, spot	A point located with respect to surface features of some region

Englishend: 18 senses noun 11, act
Meaning	The part you are expected to play.
Example	"he held up his end"
Broader	contribution, part, share	The part played by a person in bringing about a result

Englishend: 18 senses noun 12, communication
Meaning	The last section of a communication.
Synonyms	conclusion, close, closing, ending
Part of	address, speech	The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Part of	narration, recital, yarn	The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Narrower	anticlimax, bathos	A change from a serious subject / subject to a disappointing one
	epilogue, epilog	A short / short passage added at the end of a literary work
	epilogue, epilog	A short / short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
	finale, coda	The closing section of a musical composition
	peroration	(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
Broader	section, subdivision	A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical)
Spanish	cierre, conclusión, finalización, final, terminación
Catalan	cloenda, conclusió, tancament
Verbs	end	put an end to
	end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
	end	be the end of

Englishend: 18 senses noun 13, artifact
Meaning	A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
Synonyms	remainder, remnant, oddment
Narrower	fag end	The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
Broader	piece of cloth, piece of material	A separate part consisting of fabric
Spanish	resto, retal, retazo

Englishend: 18 senses noun 14, act
Meaning	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.
Example	"no one wanted to play end"
Member of	football team, eleven	A team that plays football
Broader	lineman	(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

Englishend: 18 senses verb 1, stative
Meaning	Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"My property ends by the bushes" "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Synonyms	stop, finish, terminate, cease
Caused by	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
Narrower	adjourn, recess, break up	Close at the end of a session
	break	Come to an end
	conclude, close	Come to a close
	culminate, climax	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
	cut out	Cease operating
	discontinue	Come to or be at an end
	go out	Become extinguished
	lapse	end, at least for a long time
	pass away	go out of existence
	run low, run short, go	To be spent or finished
	run out	become used up
	turn out, come out	Result or end
	vanish, disappear	Cease to exist
	vanish, disappear, go away	Become invisible or unnoticeable / unnoticeable
Opposite	begin, start	Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Spanish	acabar, cesar, concluir, fenecer, finalizar, finir, parar, terminar
Catalan	acabar, aturar, cessar, enllestir, finalitzar, finir, parar, terminar
Nouns	end	a final / final part or section
	end	the last section of a communication
	end	the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	end	either extremity of something that has length
	end	a boundary marking the extremities of something
	end	the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
	end	a final / final / final state
	end	the point in time at which something ends

Englishend: 18 senses verb 2, change
Meaning	Bring to an end or halt.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They end moving
Example	"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
Synonym	terminate
Cause to	end, stop, finish, terminate, cease	Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Narrower	abort	terminate before completion
	ax, axe	terminate
	break, break off, discontinue, stop	prevent completion
	close	complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
	close	Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
	close out	terminate
	closure, cloture	terminate debate by calling for a vote
	complete, finish	Come or bring to a finish or an end / end
	conclude	Bring to a close
	culminate	Bring to a head or to the highest point
	decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate	Bring to an end
	dissolve, break up	Come to an end
	dissolve, break up	Bring the association / association / association of to an end or cause to break up
	finalize, finalise, settle, nail down	make final
	finish	Cause to finish a relationship / relationship with somebody
	interrupt, break	terminate
	lift, raise	put an end to
	phase out	terminate gradually
	stamp out, kill	end or extinguish by forceful means
	stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out	Extinguish by crushing
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	begin, lead off, start, commence	set in motion, cause to start
Opposite	get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence	Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action
Spanish	acabar, concluir, finalizar, rescindir, terminar
Catalan	acabar, finalitzar, rescindir, terminar
Nouns	end	a final / final part or section
	end	the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	end	a final / final / final state
	end	the point in time at which something ends
	ending	the act of ending something

Englishend: 18 senses verb 3, stative
Meaning	Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"This sad scene ended the movie"
Synonym	terminate
Narrower	close	Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	finalizar
Nouns	end	a final / final part or section
	end	the last section of a communication
	end	the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	end	a final / final / final state
	end, ending	the point in time at which something ends
	ending	event whose occurrence ends something

Englishend: 18 senses verb 4, creation
Meaning	put an end to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
Broader	destroy, destruct	Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Nouns	end	the last section of a communication
	end	the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	end	a final / final / final state
	end	the point in time at which something ends
	ending	event whose occurrence ends something

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