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Search "end" in: end[noun]Entry Word: end Function: noun Meaning: 1 the stopping of a process or activity <the end of hostilities brought general rejoicing> Synonyms cessation, close, closure, conclusion, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination Related Words abeyance, interruption, moratorium, suspension Near Antonyms extension, persistence, prolongation Antonyms continuation 2 a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go <Iʼm at the end of my patience with these little brats> — see limit 3 an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value <a couple of ends of wallpaper were all that was left after we finished papering the room> — see 1scrap 1 4 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish <in this case the ends definitely do not justify the means> — see goal 5 the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow <a childʼs pair of scissors with blunt ends> — see point 2 6 the last part of a process or action <the war wasnʼt yet over, but we were definitely at the beginning of the end> — see finale 7 the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <the ends of his shirt cuffs were badly frayed> — see border 1 8 the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities <Henry Hudson and eight others were set adrift in the bay in a small boat, and how they met their end is unknown> — see death 1
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