ending
noun
[ ˈɛndɪŋ ]
• an end or final part of something.
• "the ending of the Cold War"
Similar:
end,
finish,
close,
closing,
conclusion,
resolution,
summing-up,
denouement,
finale,
final scene,
last act,
cessation,
stopping,
termination,
discontinuation,
breaking off,
wind-up,
winding up,
Origin:
Old English endung ‘termination, completion’ (see end, -ing1).
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,
Origin:
Old English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb).
