Main entry: end
Definition: a final part or section
Usage: we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus; Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end
Antonyms: beginning
Definition: the first part or section of something
Antonyms: middle
Definition: an intermediate part or section
Main entry: end, ending
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Usage: the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
Antonyms: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Antonyms: middle
Definition: time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Main entry: end, terminate
Definition: 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
Antonyms: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Antonyms: commence, start, lead off, begin
Definition: set in motion, cause to start
Main entry: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: 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