ends

end

• n.
  • 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"

  • the point in time at which something ends

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

    同义词：ending

  • the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

    "the end was exciting"

    同义词：lastfinal stage

  • 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"

    同义词：goal

  • 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"

  • a final state

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

    同义词：destructiondeath

  • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

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

  • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

    "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

  • 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"

  • a boundary marking the extremities of something

    "the end of town"

  • the part you are expected to play

    "he held up his end"

  • the last section of a communication

    同义词：conclusioncloseclosingending

  • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

    同义词：remainderremnantoddment

  • a position on the line of scrimmage

    "no one wanted to play end"

• v.
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

    同义词：stopfinishterminatecease

  • bring to an end or halt

    "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"

    同义词：terminate

  • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    "This sad scene ended the movie"

    同义词：terminate

  • put an end to

    "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"