End definition

End as a noun

1. either extremity of something that has length

   "the end of the pier"

   Same sense: terminal

2. the point in time at which something ends

   "the end of the year"

   Same sense: ending

3. the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

   "the end was exciting"

   Same sense: last

4. 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"

   Same sense: goal

5. a final part or section

   "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"

6. a final state

   "he came to a bad end"

   Same sense: death, destruction

7. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

   "one end of the box was marked ‘This side up’"

8. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

   "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

9. a boundary marking the extremities of something

   "the end of town"

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

    "the phone rang at the other end"

11. the part you are expected to play

    "he held up his end"

12. the last section of a communication

    Same sense: close, ending, closing, conclusion

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

    Same sense: remainder, remnant, oddment

14. (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line

    "no one wanted to play end"

End as a verb

15. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    "My property ends by the bushes"

    Same sense: stop, finish, cease, terminate

16. bring to an end or halt

    "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"

    Same sense: terminate

17. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    "This sad scene ended the movie"

    Same sense: terminate

18. put an end to

    "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

Synonyms and antonyms

• terminal
• ending
• last definition
• goal
• death definition
• destruction
• close definition
• closing
• conclusion
• remainder
• remnant
• oddment
• stop definition
• finish
• cease
• terminate

Opposites: middle, beginning, begin.

All synonyms of end, sense by sense

How to say end

End has 1 syllable and rhymes with friend. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with end

• friend
• send
• spend
• weekend
• girlfriend
• recommend
• boyfriend
• tend
• attend
• trend
• defend
• extend

All 54 words that rhyme with end

END in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

1

Is END a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check END in the word checker, or unscramble END to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.