END
\ˈɛnd], \ˈɛnd], \ˈɛ_n_d]\
Definitions of END
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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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the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
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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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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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a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"
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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"
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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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the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
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the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
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(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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put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
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be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
By Princeton University
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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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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part.
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Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence.
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Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.
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The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion; ppurpose; intention; aim; as, to labor for private or public ends.
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That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.
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One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
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To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech.
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To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.
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To destroy; to put to death.
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To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.
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A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.
By Noah Webster.
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the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
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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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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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a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"
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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"
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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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the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part.
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Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence.
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Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.
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The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion; ppurpose; intention; aim; as, to labor for private or public ends.
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That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.
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One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
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To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech.
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To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.
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To destroy; to put to death.
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To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.
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A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.
By Oddity Software
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The extreme limit or terminal point of anything; purpose in view; design; death; final state; conclusion; issue.
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To bring or come to a completion; finish; destroy; die.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The last point or portion termination or close: death: consequence: object aimed at: a fragment.
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To bring to an end: to destroy.
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To come to an end: to cease.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put an end to; come to the end of; finish; terminate; kill.
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To come to an end; conclude; result.
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The terminal point or part of an object; conclusion; object; purpose; result.
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The close of life.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The extreme point of a line or of anything that has more length than breadth; the last part; the conclusion; ultimate state; the utmost point; death; cessation; close of a particular state of things; limit; destruction; cause of death; final issue; a fragment; the thing aimed at.
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To bring to an end; to finish; to put to death.
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To be finished; to terminate; to cease; to come to a close. On end, upright; erect. The ends of the earth, the remotest parts of the earth. To make both ends meet, to quadrate expenses with income.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The extreme point; the extremity or last part; the conclusion or close; last or ultimate state; limit; close of life; issue or result; object aimed at, as end in view.
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To finish; to terminate; to conclude; to destroy; to be finished; to cease.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] The extremity of a line, thread, or other body extended lengthwise;—the last part in general; termination of an action; conclusion of a book or chapter;—point beyond which) no progress can be made; final determination; issue of debate or deliberation;—ultimate state; final doom;—close of life; death; fate:—cessation in time; period; —consequence; issue; result;—thing aimed at; intention; purpose; design; — part left; fragment; remnant.
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The extremity of any thing; the conclusion or cessation of any thing; the conclusion or last part of any thing; ultimate state, final doom; final determination, conclusion of debate or deliberation; death; abolition, total loss; fragment, broken piece; purpose, intention; thing intended, final design; An end, erect, as his hair stands an end.
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To terminate, to conclude, to finish; to destroy, to put to death.
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To come to an end; to conclude, to cease.
By Thomas Sheridan
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