end

Definitions

1. noun

   The last point of something in space or time.

   Examples

   • We walked to the end of the road.
   • The disease spread from the end of 1927 to April 1928.
   ≈conclusion≈limit≈terminus≈termination
2. noun

   The stopping of something.

   Examples

   • Is there no end to this madness?
   • The new system means an end to dropped calls.
3. noun

   Death.

   Examples

   • He met a terrible end in the jungle.
   • I hope the end comes quickly.
4. noun

   The farthest part of a long object.

   Examples

   • Hold the string at both ends.
   • My father sat at the end of the table.
5. noun

   The final result of something.

   Examples

   • The end was that he was thought a fool.
   • No one knew what the end would be.
6. noun

   A goal or reason for doing something.

   Examples

   • For what end should I work so hard?
   • The end of our club is to promote friendship.
   ≈purpose
7. noun

   In cricket, one of the two ends of the pitch.

   Examples

   • The bowler ran in from the Pavilion End.
   • He bowled from the Nursery End.
8. noun

   In American football, a player at the end of the line.

   Examples

   • He was one of the strongest ends in the team's history.
   • He switched from end to linebacker.
9. noun

   In curling, one round of play.

   Examples

   • The home team scored three points in the final end.
   • They trailed by two after the seventh end.
10. noun

    In math, a point at the far end of a graph.

    Examples

    • The infinite path leads to a single end of the tree.
    • Each branch of the graph leads to a different end.