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end noun [ ɛnd ]

• a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
• "the end of the year"
Similar: conclusion, termination, ending, finish, close, resolution, climax, finale, culmination, denouement, epilogue, coda, peroration, wind-up,
Opposite: beginning, start,
• the furthest or most extreme part of something.
• "the church at the end of the road"
Similar: extremity, furthermost part, limit, margin, edge, border, boundary, periphery, point, tip, tail end, tag end,
Opposite: beginning, middle,
• a goal or desired result.
• "each would use the other to further his own ends"
Similar: aim, goal, purpose, objective, object, grail, holy grail, target, mission, intention, intent, design, motive, aspiration, wish, desire, ambition, raison d'être,
• (in bowls and curling) a session of play in one particular direction across the playing area.
• a lineman positioned nearest the sideline.
• "a defensive end"

end verb

• come or bring to a final point; finish.
• "when the war ended, policy changed"
Similar: finish, conclude, terminate, come to an end, draw to a close, close, stop, cease, culminate, climax, build up to, lead up to, reach a finale, come to a head, wind up, break off, call off, bring to an end, put an end to, call a halt to, halt, drop, discontinue, dissolve, cancel, annul, nip something in the bud, wind something up, knock something on the head, give something the chop, pull the plug on, axe, scrap, pack in, get shut of, get shot of, sunder, destroy, extinguish, snuff out, do away with, wipe out, take,
Opposite: begin, start,
Origin: Old English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb).

-end suffix

• denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.
• "dividend"
Origin: from Latin -endus, gerundive ending.

all ends up

• completely.

at an end

• finished or complete.
"negotiations were virtually at an end"

at the end of the day

• when everything is taken into consideration.
"at the end of the day I'm responsible for what happens in the school"

be at the end of

• be close to having no more of (something).
"she was at the end of her patience"

be the end

• be the limit of what one can tolerate.
"you really are the end!"

come to an end

• (of a period or situation) finish.
"his career as an international referee is coming to an end"

come to a sticky end

• be led by one's own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death.
"behave yourself or you will come to a sticky end!"

an end in itself

• a goal that is pursued in its own right to the exclusion of others.
"competition is not an end in itself"

end in tears

• have an unhappy or unpleasant outcome.
"this treaty will end in tears"

end it all

• commit suicide.
"his life was meaningless without Coleen, so he would end it all"

the end justifies the means

• wrong or unfair methods may be used if the overall goal is good.
"we excuse our greed by claiming that the end justifies the means"

end of story

• used to emphasize that there is nothing to add on a matter just mentioned.
"My house, my rules. End of story"

the end of the road

• the point beyond which progress or survival cannot continue.
"if the damages award is not lowered it could be the end of the road for the publisher"

the end of one's tether

• a situation in which one has no patience or energy left to cope with something.
"I don't know what to do. I'm at the end of my tether"

the end of the world

• the termination of life on the earth.

end on

• with the furthest point of an object facing towards one.
"seen end on, their sharp summits point like arrows"

end one's days

• spend the final part of one's life in a specified place or state.
"she ended her days in London"

end one's life

• commit suicide.
"she made the heartbreaking decision to end her life"

end to end

• in a row with the end of one object touching that of another.
"bales were laid end to end for a delivery"

get one's end away

• have sex.

get one's end in

• have sex.

in the end

• eventually or on reflection.
"in the end, I saw that she was right"

keep one's end up

• perform well in a difficult or competitive situation.
"Michael had to keep his end up against attacks"

make an end of

• cause (someone or something) to stop existing or die.
"we regret that the printers did not make an end of half-paid female labour"

make ends meet

• earn just enough money to live on.
"they were finding it hard to make ends meet"

never hear the end of

• be continually reminded of (an unpleasant topic or cause of annoyance).
"a criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it"

no end

• to a great extent; very much.
"this cheered me up no end"

no end of

• a great deal of.
"emotions can cause no end of problems"

on end

• continuing without stopping for a specified period of time.
"sometimes they'll be gone for days on end"

put an end to

• cause (someone or something) to stop existing or die.
"injury put an end to his career"

the sharp end

• the most important or influential part of an activity or process.
"he was born at the sharp end of history"

to no end

• to a great extent; very much.
"for some reason, this annoyed me to no end"

a — to end all —s

• used to emphasize how impressive or successful something is of its kind.
"she is going to throw a party to end all parties"

without end

• without a limit or boundary.
"a war without end"

world without end

• forever or infinitely.
"the long summer days stretched ahead, world without end"

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