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noun(end)a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
ends
verb(end)bring to an end or halt
Synonyms: terminate,
Antonyms: begin,
Examples:
She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime.
ends
verb(end)be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
Synonyms: terminate,
Examples:
This sad scene ended the movie.
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noun(end)the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
Synonyms: goal,
Examples:
The ends justify the means.
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noun(end)the point in time at which something ends
Synonyms: ending,
Examples:
The end of the year.
The ending of warranty period.
The ending of warranty period.
ends
verb(end)have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Antonyms: begin,
Examples:
My property ends by the bushes.
The symphony ends in a pianissimo.
The symphony ends in a pianissimo.
ends
noun(end)the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
Synonyms: last,
Examples:
The end was exciting.
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noun(end)a final state
Synonyms: death, destruction,
Examples:
He came to a bad end.
The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.
The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.
ends
noun(end)either extremity of something that has length
Synonyms: terminal,
Examples:
The end of the pier.
She knotted the end of the thread.
They rode to the end of the line.
She knotted the end of the thread.
They rode to the end of the line.
ends
noun(end)a boundary marking the extremities of something
Examples:
The end of town.
ends
noun(end)a 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.
Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end.
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noun(end)(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
Examples:
No one wanted to play end.
ends
noun(end)(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
Examples:
The end managed to hold onto the pass.
ends
noun(end)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.
Both ends wrote at the same time.
ends
verb(end)put an end to
Examples:
The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived.
ends
noun(end)the part you are expected to play
Examples:
He held up his end.
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noun(end)the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
Examples:
One end of the box was marked `This side up'.