end
- noun
- /ɛnd/
- She just broke up with her boyfriend, so she's a bit at loose ends.
- odds and ends
- loose ends
And then I take the very end little bit that's left on the brush.
- And then I take the very end little bit that's left on the brush.
Examples
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All right, I'm going to slice this end off and see how this fits.
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And so you can just trim a little bit of that end just right in there.
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And then I'll just roll the end back around it.
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Just make sure that this end here is blended in.
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Baldwin comes in to clean up any loose ends.
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"Shefek pulled the tattered ends of the torn cloak over his arm.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ernie was tying off the ends of the baby blanket she had finished weaving the day before.
Fiction book (1994) -
I used the leftover fabric to make a small quilt from the end of the cloth.
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After finishing the project, I found an end of ribbon that I could use for packaging.
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The tailor cut the end off the roll to create patterns from the remaining material.
Synonyms
A small piece broken off something larger
A small amount left on something after most is removed
A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away
The part left after the other parts are used or removed
A small piece left after most of a pencil, cigarette, or candle is used
A small piece left at the very end of cloth or ribbon
A small piece of cloth left after making larger items
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
You are unable to deal with something because you have no patience or energy
- 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
Finish badly and leave people sad or disappointed after a hopeful start
- Informal
To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- 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
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
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
- 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
- Specialized
A company that sells a set number of shares that trade on the stock market
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
- Formal
A decision about medical care when a person is near death, whether to continue life-saving treatment or focus on comfort
At the far end of a seaside pier that has simple shows, cafes and small attractions
- Specialized
A company that issues a fixed number of shares which are traded on a stock market
- Archaic
A performer at one end of a line in an old minstrel show who speaks and makes people laugh
- Specialized
Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Specialized
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word end can mean a small leftover piece of cloth because shopkeepers called the short pieces at the 'end' of a roll 'ends', and the name stuck for those scraps.