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end[1,noun] end[2,verb] end[4,transitive verb] beam-ends burn[2,verb] make[1,verb] odds and ends play[2,intransitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹end
Pronunciation: 'end
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, Latin ante before, Greek anti against
1 a : the part of an area that lies at the boundary b (1) : a point that marks the extent of something (2) : the point where something ceases to exist <world without end> c : the extreme or last part lengthwise : TIP d : the terminal unit of something spatial that is marked off by units e : a player stationed at the extremity of a line (as in football)
2 a : cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activity b : DEATH, DESTRUCTION c (1) : the ultimate state (2) : RESULT, ISSUE
3 : something incomplete, fragmentary, or undersized : REMNANT
4 a : an outcome worked toward : PURPOSE <the end of poetry is to be poetry -- R. P. Warren> b : the object by virtue of or for the sake of which an event takes place
5 a : a share in an undertaking <kept your end up> b : a particular operation or aspect of an undertaking or organization <the sales end of the business>
6 : something that is extreme : ULTIMATE -- used with the
7 : a period of action or turn in any of various sports events (as archery or lawn bowling)
synonym see INTENTION
- end·ed /'en-d&d/ adjective
- in the end : AFTER ALL, ULTIMATELY <will surely succeed in the end>
- no end : EXCEEDINGLY <it pleases us no end>
- on end : without a stop or letup <it rained for days on end>