Synonyms: end
Definition: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
Usage: no one wanted to play end
Similar words: lineman
Definition: (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
Synonyms: end
Definition: the part you are expected to play
Usage: he held up his end
Similar words: part, share, contribution
Definition: the part played by a person in bringing about a result
Usage: I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project; they all did their share of the work
Synonyms: end, oddment, remainder, remnant
Definition: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Similar words: piece of cloth, piece of material
Definition: a separate part consisting of fabric
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: part, section, division
Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Usage: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division
Definition: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
Usage: the ends justify the means
Similar words: mental object, content, cognitive content
Definition: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Synonyms: close, closing, conclusion, end, ending
Definition: the last section of a communication
Usage: in conclusion I want to say...
Similar words: section, subdivision
Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: ending, finish, conclusion
Definition: 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: end
Definition: a boundary marking the extremities of something
Usage: the end of town
Similar words: bound, boundary, bounds
Definition: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Definition: either extremity of something that has length
Usage: the end of the pier; she knotted the end of the thread; they rode to the end of the line; the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
Similar words: extremity
Definition: the outermost or farthest region or point
Synonyms: end
Definition: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
Usage: one end of the box was marked `This side up'
Similar words: surface
Definition: the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Usage: they skimmed over the surface of the water; a brush small enough to clean every dental surface; the sun has no distinct surface
Synonyms: end
Definition: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
Usage: the phone rang at the other end; both ends wrote at the same time
Similar words: topographic point, spot, place
Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
Synonyms: end
Definition: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
Usage: the end managed to hold onto the pass
Similar words: lineman
Definition: one of the players on the line of scrimmage
Synonyms: death, destruction, end
Definition: a final state
Usage: he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Usage: the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
Similar words: point, point in time
Definition: an instant of time
Usage: at that point I had to leave
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
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: end
Definition: put an end to
Usage: The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
Similar words: destroy, destruct
Definition: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Usage: The fire destroyed the house
Definition: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
Usage: This sad scene ended the movie
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer