I. noun
1.
Synonyms: limit 1, bound, confine(s), limitation, term
Related Word: borderline, tip; extreme, extremity
Contrasted words: center, hub, middle
2.
ceasing of a course (as of action or activity) or the point at which something ceases
the end of the war
Synonyms: cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, desistance, desuetude, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, finish, period, stop, termination, terminus; compare finale
Related Word: consummation, culmination; expiration; coda, curtains, finale, finality, finis, terminal, windup
Idioms: cutoff point, end of the line, stopping point
Contrasted words: genesis, inception
Antonyms: beginning
3.
Synonyms: finale , close, conclusion, ending, finish, windup
4.
something residual
melted down candle ends
Synonyms: bit, fragment, scrap
Related Word: butt end, fag end, leaving, remainder, remnant, residue; part, particle, piece
II. verb
Synonyms: close 3, complete, conclude, determine, finish, halt, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap up
Antonyms: begin