- 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 terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
- 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"
"I had to miss the last of the movie"
- 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;
"in conclusion I want to say..."
- 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"