Word

end, n.
(ends)
freq. cnt. 142

either extremity of something that has length
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 35

end terminal

sample sentences

"the end of the pier"
"she knotted the end of the thread"
"they rode to the end of the line"
"the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end

semantic pointers

hyponym

bitter end bitthead heel point pole, magnetic pole railhead terminus yardarm nerve ending, nerve end telomere heel end point, endpoint, termination, terminus destination, goal, finish tip

hypernym

extremity

the point in time at which something ends
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 31

end ending

sample sentences

"the end of the year"
"the ending of warranty period"

lexical pointers

antonym

beginning middle

derivationally related form

end end end end

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end

semantic pointers

hyponym

death, last death, dying, demise period year-end close, last, stopping point, conclusion, finale, finis, finish cease tail, fag end, tail end fin de siecle last gasp termination, expiration, expiry limit, terminus ad quem, terminal point

hypernym

point, point in time

the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23

end last

sample sentences

"the end was exciting"
"I had to miss the last of the movie"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end end end end

semantic pointers

hypernym

conclusion, ending, finish

hyponym

endgame, end game endgame, end game homestretch passing

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 22

end goal

sample sentences

"the ends justify the means"

semantic pointers

hypernym

content, cognitive content, mental object

part holonym

plan of action

hyponym

objective, aim, object, target bourn, bourne end-all destination, terminus no-goal purpose, intention, aim, intent, design intention

a final part or section
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13

end

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

antonym

beginning middle

derivationally related form

end end end

semantic pointers

hypernym

part, division, section

a final state
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

death destruction end

sample sentences

"he came to a bad end"
"the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end end end end

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

die

semantic pointers

hypernym

state

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

end

sample sentences

"one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end

semantic pointers

hypernym

surface

(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

end

sample sentences

"the end managed to hold onto the pass"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

football, football game

hypernym

lineman

hyponym

split end tight end

a boundary marking the extremities of something
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

end

sample sentences

"the end of town"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end

semantic pointers

hypernym

boundary, bounds, bound

the part you are expected to play
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

end

sample sentences

"he held up his end"

semantic pointers

hypernym

contribution, share, part

one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

end

sample sentences

"the phone rang at the other end"
"both ends wrote at the same time"

semantic pointers

hypernym

place, spot, topographic point

(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
<noun.act>

end

sample sentences

"no one wanted to play end"

semantic pointers

hypernym

lineman

member holonym

football team, eleven

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
<noun.artifact>

end oddment remainder remnant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

remain

semantic pointers

hypernym

piece of cloth, piece of material

hyponym

fag end

the last section of a communication
<noun.communication>

close closing conclusion end ending

sample sentences

"in conclusion I want to say..."

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

end end end

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

anticlimax, bathos epilogue, epilog epilogue, epilog peroration finale, coda

hypernym

section, subdivision

part holonym

recital, narration, yarn speech, address