end
- noun
- /ɛnd/
- Look who we found at the end of the night.
- other end
- one end
- front end
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Watch on YouTubeDid you hear that rattle at the end up the tunnel?
- Did you hear that rattle at the end up the tunnel?
- And seated on the end is Brian Pollard.
- We're just going to cut off these dead ends, chomp.
- And then on the very end there's little cream bows.
- It avoids the blunt ends of our fingers as we point.
- Notice more emphasis on the low end here on the HTC.
- It's, it's really those opposite ends, frenemies to me.
- I want to take you down to the end of the road.
- Let's do some dead ends and then some lock offs.
Examples
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The rope was frayed at one end from years of use.
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It was right at the end of this corridor, right?
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I saw this building at the end of the road.
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You know, this is at the end, right?
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I found myself on the other end of that race.
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You know that door at the end of the main hall.
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I got to get these to City Hall before the end of my shift.
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Two people are gonna ride to the end of the line, all right.
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There is a police car at the end of the driveway.
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Did you hear that rattle at the end up the tunnel?
Synonyms
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
The pointed end of something like a knife or pencil
The person or thing at the end of a list
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
The limit of how far or how much something can go
The end of a wire or a point where an electric connection is made
The last part of a period or event
The last part of something, especially a period or event
The place or moment when something finishes
A place or time when something ends
The thicker end of something, often the handle of a tool
The end point of something like a road or tunnel
The farthest edge of an area or place
A small piece left at the very end of cloth or ribbon
The last date when something must happen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way
- Informal
Keep doing something until it is completely finished, even when it is very hard
- Informal
To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying
- Informal
Finish badly and leave people sad or disappointed after a hopeful start
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
- Informal
Put suddenly into a difficult situation without preparation or help
- Informal
To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position
- Informal
You are unable to deal with something because you have no patience or energy
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Compounds
- Formal
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
- Jargon
In American football, a player on offense who lines up next to the tackle and blocks and catches passes
- Informal
The final, most difficult part of something that you keep doing until it ends
- Specialized
The part of a program that runs on a server and stores and processes data
- Archaic
A name for World War I used by people who hoped it would stop future wars
- Specialized
A company that sells a set number of shares that trade on the stock market
- Specialized
That protects data so only the sender and receiver can read or change it
- Specialized
A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move
- Formal
A decision about medical care when a person is near death, whether to continue life-saving treatment or focus on comfort
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
- Specialized
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
- Archaic
A performer at one end of a line in an old minstrel show who speaks and makes people laugh
- Specialized
A company that issues a fixed number of shares which are traded on a stock market
At the far end of a seaside pier that has simple shows, cafes and small attractions
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word end grew from the idea of a 'limit' or 'border', so it naturally refers to the physical extremity or edge of an object, like the end of a table or rope.