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end - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
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starting time,
showtime,
get-go,
outset,
commencement,
kickoff,
beginning,
first,
offset,
start an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
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middle the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
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point in time,
point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
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death,
last the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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demise,
dying,
death the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
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year-end the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"
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stopping point,
finis,
close,
finale,
last,
conclusion,
finish 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"
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cease (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
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fag end,
tail end,
tail the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
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last gasp the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"
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expiry,
expiration,
termination the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
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terminal point,
terminus ad quem,
limit final or latest limiting point
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end - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
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terminal |
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extremity an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
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bitter end (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
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bitthead the upper end of a bitt
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heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
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point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
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magnetic pole,
pole either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
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railhead a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
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terminus either end of a railroad or bus route
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yardarm either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
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nerve end,
nerve ending the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
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telomere either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"
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heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
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endpoint,
end point,
termination,
terminus a place where something ends or is complete
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destination,
goal,
finish the ultimate goal for which something is done
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tip an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
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end - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
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last |
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ending,
conclusion,
finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
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end game,
endgame the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
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end game,
endgame the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
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homestretch the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
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passing success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
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end - a final part or section; "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" |
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beginning the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
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middle the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
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division,
part,
section the act or process of dividing
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end - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" |
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destruction,
death |
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" |
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lineman (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
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football game,
football any of various 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
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split end (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
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tight end (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle
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end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold |
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remainder,
remnant,
oddment |
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piece of cloth,
piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
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fag end the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
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end - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end" |
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lineman (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
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football team,
eleven a team that plays football
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end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" |
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bounds,
boundary,
bound the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" |
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surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
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end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" |
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contribution,
share,
part the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"
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end - one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" |
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topographic point,
spot,
place a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
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end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
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terminate |
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lead off,
commence,
begin,
start teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
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start out,
commence,
set about,
set out,
get down,
begin,
start,
get begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
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cease,
end,
terminate,
finish,
stop bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
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modify,
alter,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
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close out terminate; "We closed out our account"
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finish cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
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abort terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
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culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
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lift,
raise remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
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ax,
axe terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
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stamp out,
kill end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
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dissolve,
break up declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
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dissolve,
break up declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
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discontinue,
break off,
stop,
break put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
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interrupt,
break terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
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crush out,
stub out,
press out,
extinguish extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
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finalise,
finalize,
nail down,
settle make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
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complete,
finish bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"
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closure,
cloture terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
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adjudicate,
decide,
resolve,
settle reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
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conclude bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
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close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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phase out terminate gradually
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close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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end - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
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stop,
finish,
terminate,
cease |
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begin,
start set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
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pass away go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"
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lapse drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
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cut out cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"
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go out become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"
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adjourn,
recess,
break up close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
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disappear,
vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
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climax,
culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
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run out become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
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run low,
run short,
go to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
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disappear,
go away,
vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
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conclude,
close bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
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come out,
turn out come off; "His hair and teeth fell out"
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discontinue put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
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break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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end - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" |
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terminate |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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end - put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived" |
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destruct,
destroy destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
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