end
     n 1: 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"
     2: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the
        year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: {ending}]
        [ant: {beginning}, {middle}]
     3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was
        exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: {last},
         {final stage}]
     4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and
        that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to
        achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: {goal}]
     5: 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" [ant: {beginning},
         {middle}]
     6: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called
        glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {destruction},
         {death}]
     7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional
        object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
     8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of
        scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
     9: 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"
     10: a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of
         town"
     11: the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
     12: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
         to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {close}, {closing}, {ending}]
     13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
         used or sold [syn: {remainder}, {remnant}, {oddment}]
     14: a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play
         end"
     v 1: 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"
          [syn: {stop}, {finish}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
     2: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when
        she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime";
        "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful
        period after WWI" [syn: {terminate}] [ant: {begin}, {get
        down}]
     3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad
        scene ended the movie" [syn: {terminate}]
     4: put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he
        had survived"
Source: WordNet® 2.0