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end  

 [1]  
      n  
1    the extremity of the length of something, such as a road, line, etc.  
2    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object  
3    the extreme extent, limit, or degree of something  
4    the most distant place or time that can be imagined  
the ends of the earth     
5    the time at which something is concluded  
6   
a    the last section or part  
b    (as modifier)  
the end office     
7    a share or part  
his end of the bargain     
8    often pl   a remnant or fragment (esp. in the phrase odds and ends)  
9    a final state, esp. death; destruction  
10    the purpose of an action or existence  
11      (Sport)   either of the two defended areas of a playing field, rink, etc.  
12      (Bowls, etc.)   a section of play from one side of the rink to the other  
13      (American and Canadian football)   a player at the extremity of the playing line; wing  
14   ♦ all ends up   totally or completely  
15   ♦ a sticky end  
Informal   an unpleasant death  
16   ♦ at a loose end or (U.S. and Canadian) at loose ends   without purpose or occupation  
17   ♦ at an end   exhausted or completed  
18   ♦ at the end of the day      See     →   day     →   10  
19   ♦ come to an end   to become completed or exhausted  
20   ♦ end on  
a    with the end pointing towards one  
b    with the end adjacent to the end of another object  
21   ♦ go off the deep end  
Informal   to lose one's temper; react angrily  
22   ♦ in the end   finally  
23   ♦ make (both) ends meet   to spend no more than the money one has  
24   ♦ no end (of)  
Informal   (intensifier)  
I had no end of work     
25   ♦ on end  
a    upright  
b    without pause or interruption  
26   ♦ the end  
Informal  
a    the worst, esp. something that goes beyond the limits of endurance  
b      (Chiefly U.S.)   the best in quality  
27   ♦ the end of the road   the point beyond which survival or continuation is impossible  
28   ♦ throw (someone) in at the deep end   to put (someone) into a new situation, job, etc., without preparation or introduction  
   Related adjs     →   final     →   terminal     →   ultimate  
      vb  
29    to bring or come to a finish; conclude  
30    to die or cause to die  
31    tr   surpass; outdo  
a novel to end all novels     
32   ♦ end it all  
Informal   to commit suicide,   (See also)      →   end up  
     (Old English ende; related to Old Norse endir, Gothic andeis, Old High German endi, Latin antiae forelocks, Sanskrit antya last)  
♦   ender      n  
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end   [2]  
      vb   tr     (Brit)   to put (hay or grain) into a barn or stack  
     (Old English innian; related to Old High German innon; see inn)  

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end  
      n  
1    bound, boundary, edge, extent, extreme, extremity, limit, point, terminus, tip  
2    attainment, cessation, close, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, denouement, ending, end result, expiration, expiry, finale, finish, issue, outcome, resolution, result, sequel, stop, termination, upshot, wind-up  
3    aim, aspiration, design, drift, goal, intent, intention, object, objective, point, purpose, reason  
4    part, piece, portion, responsibility, share, side  
5    bit, butt, fragment, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap, stub, tag end, tail end  
6    annihilation, death, demise, destruction, dissolution, doom, extermination, extinction, ruin, ruination  
7    the end        (slang)   beyond endurance, insufferable, intolerable, the final blow, the last straw, the limit     (informal)   the worst, too much     (informal)   unbearable, unendurable  
      vb  
8    axe     (informal)   belay     (Nautical)   bring to an end, cease, close, complete, conclude, culminate, dissolve, expire, finish, nip in the bud, pull the plug on, put paid to, resolve, stop, terminate, wind up  
9    abolish, annihilate, destroy, exterminate, extinguish, kill, put to death, ruin  
  
Antonyms     
,       n  
1, 2 & 6    beginning, birth, commencement, inception, launch, opening, origin, outset, prelude, source, start  
      vb   begin, come into being, commence, initiate, launch, originate, start  

end up  
1    become eventually, finish as, finish up, pan out     (informal)   turn out to be  
2    arrive finally, come to a halt, fetch up     (informal)   finish up, stop, wind up  

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end on, end up, end-, -end

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rear end
n.
buttocks of (adult) woman
Slang; refers to a person's "bottom," in American English. A bit more polite than "ass," less clinical than "buttocks."
get the short end of the stick
exp.
be negatively impacted by a situation, event.
E.g.: The building is being renovated, but for the moment people living there get the short end of the stick.
go to the bitter end
exp.
go to the extreme; do everything that could be done; exhaust all possibilities and resources
doomsday believer
n.
term used to reffer to a person that thinks the end of the world is near

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