noun
- The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme. )
- usage: "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
- synonyms: termination
- The act of ending something.
- usage: "the termination of the agreement"
- synonyms: termination, conclusion
- The point in time at which something ends.
- usage: "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
- synonyms: end
- Event whose occurrence ends something.
- usage: "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
- synonyms: conclusion, finish
- The last section of a communication.
- usage: "in conclusion I want to say..."
- synonyms: conclusion, end, close, closing
verb
- Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.
- usage: "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
- Bring to an end or halt.
- usage: "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
- Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.
- usage: "This sad scene ended the movie"
- Put an end to.
- usage: "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
- synonyms: end
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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