Main entry: last
Definition: a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
Usage: he breathed his last
Main entry: shoemaker's last, last, cobbler's last
Definition: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Main entry: last, final stage, end
Definition: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
Usage: the end was exciting; I had to miss the last of the movie
Main entry: last
Definition: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
Main entry: last
Definition: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
Main entry: last
Definition: the last or lowest in an ordering or series
Usage: he was the last to leave; he finished an inglorious last
Definition: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
Usage: she stayed until his death; a struggle to the last
Main entry: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point, close
Definition: the temporal end; the concluding time
Usage: the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell; the market was up at the finish; they were playing better at the close of the season
Main entry: go, hold out, hold up, live, live on, last, endure, survive
Definition: continue to live through hardship or adversity
Usage: We went without water and food for 3 days; These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America; The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents; how long can a person last without food and water?
Definition: persist for a specified period of time
Usage: The bad weather lasted for three days
Main entry: last
Definition: occurring at the time of death
Usage: his last words; the last rites
Main entry: last, last-place, lowest
Definition: lowest in rank or importance
Usage: last prize; in last place
Definition: not to be altered or undone
Usage: the judge's decision is final; the arbiter will have the last say
Main entry: last, final, concluding, terminal
Definition: occurring at or forming an end or termination
Usage: his concluding words came as a surprise; the final chapter; the last days of the dinosaurs; terminal leave
Main entry: last
Definition: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Usage: the last time I saw Paris; the last day of the month; had the last word; waited until the last minute; he raised his voice in a last supreme call; the last game of the season; down to his last nickel
Definition: highest in extent or degree
Usage: to the last measure of human endurance; whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
Main entry: last
Definition: most unlikely or unsuitable
Usage: the last person we would have suspected; the last man they would have chosen for the job
Definition: conclusive in a process or progression
Usage: the final answer; a last resort; the net result
Main entry: last
Definition: immediately past
Usage: last Thursday; the last chapter we read
Main entry: last
Definition: most recently
Usage: I saw him last in London
Main entry: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally
Definition: the item at the end
Usage: last, I'll discuss family values