end

/ɛnd/

noun

  1. 1

    The terminal point of something in space or time.

    At the end of the road, turn left.
  2. 2

    (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

    Is there no end to this madness?
  3. 3

    (by extension) Death.

    He met a terrible end in the jungle.
  4. 4

    The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

    Hold the string at both ends.
  5. 5

    Result.

  6. 6

    A purpose, goal, or aim.

  7. 7

    One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.

    The Pavillion End
  8. 8

    The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.

  9. 9

    A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.

  10. 10

    An ideal point of a graph or other complex.

  11. 11

    That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.

    odds and ends
  12. 12

    One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

  13. 13

    (in the plural) Money.

    Don't give them your ends. You jack that shit!

verb

  1. 1

    To come to an end

    Is this movie never going to end?
  2. 2

    To finish, terminate.

    The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

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