adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of abackward [(archaic) Backward.]
v
(computing) To terminate abnormally.
n
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adj
(phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
n
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
n
The point when something starts to end or become worse.
n
(idiomatic, informal) The top end of town.
v
(transitive) To come before and after, or at both sides of.
adj
(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
v
(transitive) To cause to stop or complete.
n
A private end or ambition; a secret purpose or design; hidden agenda.
v
(transitive) To finish by making one last addition.
n
A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".
v
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
v
(transitive) to achieve something
n
Something that proves a point or concludes a story
n
The close or end of a historical period; clause.
v
(transitive) To terminate; to call the end of.
n
The end or conclusion of something.
n
(programming) A method to end an implemented functionality.
n
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
n
(figuratively) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
v
(idiomatic) To draw toward a conclusion; to end.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
adj
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
n
Clipping of conclusion. [The end, finish, close or last part of something.]
v
(intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
n
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
v
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
n
Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.
v
To terminate along with another
n
The critical moment in a drama, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
n
(by extension) A remarkable finishing action.
n
(informal, rare) A crisis from which some good may come, and which may therefore be perceived as an opportunity.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
n
(rare) Assigned end; conclusion.
v
(idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized.
n
A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
n
The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To finish.
n
(idiomatic) An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.
v
Alternative form of come to an end. [(idiomatic, intransitive) To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.]
n
(authorship, often figuratively) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.
n
(by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
v
To have at the ending; to have as its termination.
n
The line at which something ends
n
(grammar) A punctuation mark occurring at the end of a clause or sentence.
n
Alternative form of end-of-life [Termination of the sale of or support for goods and services.]
n
(idiomatic) The final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
n
A conclusion, termination or ending (of a process); death.
v
(transitive) To bring to an end, conclude.
n
A final product, especially one resulting from a series of stages or processes.
n
(military) The specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.
v
(transitive) To bring to a conclusion.
v
(transitive) To terminate the sale of or support for (a product or service).
n
Something which ends another thing.
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to the end; final; terminal.
n
(rare) The last individual of its species or subspecies, which therefore becomes extinct upon its death.
adj
(rare, now nonstandard) Final, terminal; of or pertaining to the end; conclusive.
v
(cycling) To suffer an endo (crash).
adj
(chiefly poetic) Pertaining to, indicating, or characterising the end; endly; terminal.
n
Alternative form of end state [(military) The specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.]
adj
On-end; upright; pertaining or relating to the end.
n
Work done on, about, or toward an end; a result; purpose; goal
v
(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.
adj
That have the same outcome, end or result
v
To come into being; develop.
n
The feature that allows media to be fast-forwarded.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To help; aid; further; promote.
n
(film, television, road signs) The finish, the end
n
Abbreviation of finish. [An end; the end of anything.]
n
The last part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained.
n
(figuratively) The end to something that has lasted for a long time.
n
(idiomatic) Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.
n
(publishing, retailing) The latest date that retailers can submit their finalized orders before publishers set up their print runs. Orders submitted before this will be fulfilled as the publisher wills, orders submitted after this will be subject to availability.
n
Alternative form of last roundup [(chiefly US, idiomatic) A final gathering of people or items; the final event in a series of events involving a group or organization.]
n
The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
n
The act or process of finalising.
v
(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
adv
At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
n
(obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
n
The end (of a book or other work).
n
An end; the end of anything.
n
(art) A style of minimalist pop art with a glossy, slick finish.
n
(figuratively, by extension) The end of a process.
v
(transitive) To finish up, to complete, something previously started, particularly a time frame.
v
(transitive) To consume the last part of (something).
v
To put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.
n
The final version of a product.
n
A final addition, change, or embellishment that serves to complete something.
n
(dated) finish; termination
v
(transitive) To make finite.
n
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
v
To use this dramatic device.
v
(colloquial, transitive) To finish or make an end of.
n
The continuance or completion of a project
n
Alternative spelling of follow-through [The continuance or completion of a project]
v
(by extension) To make prominent; to bring into focus.
n
(figuratively) A decisive end to something.
n
The act of furthering or helping forward
n
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
v
(transitive, reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.
n
(set phrase) The concluding event or development in a process, performance, or other series of events, made with a special flourish and often in a remarkable or spectacular manner.
v
To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin).
n
(literature) A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content.
v
(intransitive) To reach an end.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To finish; to give up or stop working on.
adv
With the head first or foremost.
n
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
v
(obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
n
(obsolete) The end of any period of time.
n
(idiomatic) A final act (by a politician, etc.) or performance (by an actor, etc.) that marks the end of a career.
n
(chiefly US, idiomatic) A final gathering of people or items; the final event in a series of events involving a group or organization.
adv
(discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.
n
(figuratively) Total extent.
adj
In the same position or rank.
v
(idiomatic) To dwell on and ruminate about past events.
n
(idiomatic, preceded by the) The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable
v
(now uncommon) Synonym of make ends meet
n
A method by which a goal is achieved.
n
A goal that is constantly changing
n
(figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
adj
In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
adv
(idiomatic) In a dominant position.
v
To work toward a goal by using small low-risk steps.
n
An act or instance of beginning.
v
To complete the paperwork for the termination of a contract.
n
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
v
(by extension) To complete the paperwork for ending a contractual arrangement.
n
(informal) The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game etc.
v
to end (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) use or operation for the last time.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To proceed according to plan; to result or end up.
v
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To put an end to.
v
To engage in precrastination.
v
(intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
v
(obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
v
(by extension) To improve; to become better or more complete.
n
The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
adj
Projecting or impelling forward.
v
(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
v
(intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
n
An advancement in rank or position.
v
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
adj
Prepared for immediate action or use.
n
A second or subsequent ascendance.
v
To complete or finish something.
n
The finishing of an arrangement.
v
To come to a natural end.
v
(intransitive) To conclude in, to end up
adj
Agreed to and accomplished or finished.
v
(chiefly imperative, idiomatic) To ponder or experience a past time.
n
(idiomatic, usually preceded by the) The final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
adj
Positioned near an end
adj
(chiefly sciences) Lying or resting on something else; overlying.
n
(idiomatic) A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
n
(figuratively) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
adj
Having an ending; finite.
n
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
n
Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries.
n
(obsolete) termination; ending
adj
Having an end or a boundary.
n
An end in time; a conclusion.
adv
So as to terminate; terminatingly.
adj
Of or relating to the termination of something; terminative.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
n
(law, archaic) The act of determining.
v
(rare) To make terminal; to end or terminate.
n
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
n
Used to indicate the termination of something.
n
(figuratively) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
v
(transitive, communication) to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
n
(communication) The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
n
(communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
v
To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).
v
(transitive, archaic) To finish; to complete.
adv
Indicating the last item.
n
(idiomatic) Advantage or control.
n
The final result, or outcome of something.
v
(competitive programming, neologism) To solve a problem after the end of a contest.
n
A situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve than the original one.
n
A time machine or other means of revisiting information about the past.
n
(chiefly US) Alternative form of wits' end [(chiefly Britain) The limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; the point of desperation.]
v
(intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
v
(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely.
n
A concluding action; a conclusion.
n
The act of concluding or finishing some event or course of action.
adj
On or happening at the end of the year (e.g., late December).
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