| noun | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) “I don't like words that have -ism as an ending” |
| noun | the act of ending something “the termination of the agreement” |
| noun | the point in time at which something ends “the end of the year” |
| noun | event whose occurrence ends something “his death marked the ending of an era” |
| noun | the last section of a communication “in conclusion I want to say...” |
| 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” |
| terminate | verb | bring to an end or halt |
| end | verb | bring to an end or halt |
| conclude | verb | bring to a close |
| finish | verb | cause to finish a relationship with somebody |
| close | verb | come to a close |
| 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 |