Synonyms: last
Definition: a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
Usage: he breathed his last
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: shoemaker's last, last, cobbler's last
Definition: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Similar words: holding device
Definition: a device for holding something
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: last
Definition: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
Similar words: cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, capacity measure, capacity unit, volume unit
Definition: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
Synonyms: last
Definition: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
Similar words: weight, weight unit
Definition: a unit used to measure weight
Usage: he placed two weights in the scale pan
Synonyms: last
Definition: the last or lowest in an ordering or series
Usage: he was the last to leave; he finished an inglorious last
Similar words: rank
Definition: relative status
Usage: his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
Definition: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
Usage: she stayed until his death; a struggle to the last
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Usage: the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
Synonyms: 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
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Usage: the end of the year; the ending of warranty period
Definition: persist for a specified period of time
Usage: The bad weather lasted for three days
Similar words: measure
Definition: have certain dimensions
Usage: This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches
Synonyms: last
Definition: occurring at the time of death
Usage: his last words; the last rites
Similar words: dying
Definition: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
Usage: a dying man; his dying wish; a dying fire; a dying civilization
Synonyms: last, last-place, lowest
Definition: lowest in rank or importance
Usage: last prize; in last place
Similar words: worst
Definition: (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
Usage: the worst player on the team; the worst weather of the year
Definition: not to be altered or undone
Usage: the judge's decision is final; the arbiter will have the last say
Similar words: unalterable, inalterable
Definition: not capable of being changed or altered
Usage: unalterable resolve; an unalterable ground rule
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: closing
Definition: final or ending
Usage: the closing stages of the election; the closing weeks of the year; the closing scene of the film; closing remarks
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: fourth-year, senior
Definition: used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
Usage: the senior prom
Similar words: sunset
Definition: providing for termination
Usage: a program with a sunset provision
Similar words: ultimate
Definition: being the last or concluding element of a series
Usage: the ultimate sonata of that opus; a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable
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
Similar words: high
Definition: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Usage: a high temperature; a high price; the high point of his career; high risks; has high hopes; the river is high; he has a high opinion of himself
Synonyms: last
Definition: most unlikely or unsuitable
Usage: the last person we would have suspected; the last man they would have chosen for the job
Similar words: unlikely
Definition: has little chance of being the case or coming about
Usage: an unlikely story; an unlikely candidate for reelection; a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
Definition: conclusive in a process or progression
Usage: the final answer; a last resort; the net result
Similar words: ultimate
Definition: furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
Usage: the ultimate achievement; the ultimate question; man's ultimate destiny; the ultimate insult; one's ultimate goal in life
Synonyms: last
Definition: immediately past
Usage: last Thursday; the last chapter we read
Similar words: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year