end
noun
- 1
The terminal point of something in space or time.
“At the end of the road, turn left.”
- 2
(by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
“Is there no end to this madness?”
- 3
(by extension) Death.
“He met a terrible end in the jungle.”
- 4
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
“Hold the string at both ends.”
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Result.
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A purpose, goal, or aim.
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One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
“The Pavillion End”
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The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
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A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- 10
An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
- 11
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
“odds and ends”
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One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
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(in the plural) Money.
“Don't give them your ends. You jack that shit!”
verb
- 1
To come to an end
“Is this movie never going to end?”
- 2
To finish, terminate.
“The referee blew the whistle to end the game.”
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