end


Meanings

  • either extremity of something that has length;
    • "the end of the pier"
    • "she knotted the end of the thread"
    • "they rode to the end of the line"
  • the point in time at which something ends;
    • "the end of the year"
    • "the ending of warranty period"
  • the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;
    • "the end was exciting"
  • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;
    • "the ends justify the means"
  • a final part or section;
    • "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"
  • a final state;
    • "he came to a bad end"
    • "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
  • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object;
    • "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
  • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage;
    • "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
  • a boundary marking the extremities of something;
    • "the end of town"
  • one of two places from which people are communicating to each other;
    • "the phone rang at the other end"
    • "both ends wrote at the same time"
  • the part you are expected to play;
    • "he held up his end"
  • the last section of a communication;
  • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
  • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage;
    • "no one wanted to play end"
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
    • "My property ends by the bushes"
    • "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
  • bring to an end or halt;
    • "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
  • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of;
    • "This sad scene ended the movie"
  • put an end to;
    • "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
  • END v -ED, -ING, -S to terminate


Scrabble Score: 4

end is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

end is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

end is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

end is a valid Words With Friends word