| noun | either extremity of something that has length “the end of the pier” |
| noun | the point in time at which something ends “the end of the year” |
| noun | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence “the end was exciting” |
| noun | 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” |
| noun | a final part or section “we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus” |
| noun | a final state “he came to a bad end” |
| noun | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object “one end of the box was marked `This side up'” |
| noun | (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage “the end managed to hold onto the pass” |
| noun | a boundary marking the extremities of something “the end of town” |
| noun | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other “the phone rang at the other end” |
| noun | the part you are expected to play “he held up his end” |
| noun | the last section of a communication “in conclusion I want to say...” |
| noun | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold |
| noun | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage “no one wanted to play end” |
| verb | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed” |
| verb | bring to an end or halt “She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime” |
| verb | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of “This sad scene ended the movie” |
| verb | put an end to “The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived” |
| end | verb | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical |
| die | verb | disappear or come to an end |
| close | verb | come to a close |
| remain | verb | be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. |
| end | noun | the last section of a communication |
| finish | noun | event whose occurrence ends something |
| terminative | adjective | coming to an end |
| terminus | noun | a place where something ends or is complete |
| ending | noun | the act of ending something |
| termination | noun | the act of ending something |