end
The terminal point of something in space or time.
Noun 4 meanings
The terminal point of something in space or time.
“At the end of the garden there was a beautiful fountain.”
Share of joint responsibility.
“Are you sure they'll honor their end of the deal?”
The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
“Is there no end to this madness?”
Death.
“He met a terrible end in the jungle.”
Verb 3 meanings
To come to an end.
“Is this movie never going to end?”
To conclude; to bring something to an end.
“The orchestra ended with a performance of Dvořák.”
To finish, terminate.
“The referee blew the whistle to end the game.”
Etymology
From Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“forehead; front”), from *h₂ent- (“face; forehead; front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
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END at a glance
END has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (E 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #183 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with end
All rhymesOne letter away
- AND4
- ENG4
- ENE3
- ENS3
- ELD4
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