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.

synoniem: terminal.

Roget 210: summit, summity^†; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole.    tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib; end etc. 67; crown, brow; head, nob^†, noddle^†, pate; capsheaf^†.    high places, heights.    topgallant mast, sky scraper; quarter deck, hurricane deck.    architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus^†, capital, epistyle^†, sconce, pediment, entablature^†; tympanum; ceiling etc. (covering) 223.    attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.    [metaphorical use] summit conference, summit; peak of achievement, peak of performance; peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs). ... meer laten zien

Roget 154: effect, consequence; aftergrowth^†, aftercome^†; derivative, derivation; result; resultant, resultance^†; upshot, issue, denouement; end etc. 67; development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud.    production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance; creature, creation; offspring, offshoot; firstfruits^†, firstlings; heredity, telegony^†; premices premises^†.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: eind, einde, uiteinde
Pools: zakończenie

The point in time at which something ends:
— The end of the year.
— The ending of warranty period.

synoniem: ending.

Nederlands: beëindigen
Pools: koniec, kres

The final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence:
— The end was exciting.

synoniem: last.

Pools: finał, finisz, zakończenie

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.

synoniem: goal.

Roget 620: intent, intention, intentionality; purpose; quo animo [Lat.]; project etc. 626; undertaking etc. 676; predetermination etc. 611; design, ambition.    contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal; study; look out.    final cause; raison d'etre [Fr.]; cui bono [Lat.]; object, aim, end; the be all and the end all;" drift etc. (meaning) 516; tendency etc. 176; destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain [Mediev.]; prey, quarry, game.    decision, determination, resolve; fixed set purpose, settled purpose; ultimatum; resolution etc. 604; wish etc. 865; arriere pensee [Fr.]; motive etc. 615.    [Study of final causes] teleology.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: eindbestemming

A final part or section.

Nederlands: slot, end, eind, finale, einde

A final state:
— He came to a bad end.
— The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.

synoniemen: death, destruction.

Roget 142: cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence^†.    intermission, remission; suspense, suspension; interruption; stop; stopping etc. v.; closure, stoppage, halt; arrival etc. 292.    pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop; interregnum, abeyance; cloture [U.S.].    dead stop, dead stand, dead lock; finis, cerrado [Sp.]; blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration; comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop; end etc. 67; death etc. 360.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: eind, einde, end

The surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object.

football The person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage.

A boundary marking the extremities of something.

One of two places from which people are communicating to each other.

The part you are expected to play.

The last section of a communication.

synoniemen: close, closing, conclusion, ending.

Roget 67: end, close, termination; desinence^†, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega; extreme, extremity; gable end, butt end, fag-end; tip, nib, point; tail etc. (rear) 235; verge etc. (edge) 231; tag, peroration; bonne bouche [Fr.]; bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard.    consummation, denouement; finish etc. (completion) 729; fate; doom, doomsday; crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain; goal, destination; limit, determination; expiration, expiry^†, extinction, extermination; death etc. 360; end of all things; finality; eschatology.    break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point; coup de grace, deathblow; knock-out-blow; sockdolager [U.S.].    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: slot
Pools: zakończenie, finisz, finał

A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.

synoniemen: oddment, remainder, remnant.

American football A position on the line of scrimmage.

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.

synoniemen: cease, finish, stop, terminate.

Roget 67: end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over; expire; die etc. 360; come-, draw-to-a-close etc. n.; have run its course; run out, pass away.    bring to an end etc. n.; put an end to, make an end of; determine; get through; achieve etc. (complete) 729; stop etc. (make to cease) 142; shut up shop; hang up one's fiddle.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: aftrappen, eindigen, nokken, ophouden, stilleggen, stoppen, uitlopen, uitscheiden

Bring to an end or halt:
— She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime.

synoniem: terminate.

Nederlands: afsluiten, bedanken, besluiten, beëindigen, eindigen, opzeggen, sluiten, stoppen, termineren

Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of:
— This sad scene ended the movie.

synoniem: terminate.

Put an end to.