bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

bitthead - the upper end of a bitt

heel - the lower end of a ship's mast

point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"

magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

railhead - the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway

terminus - either end of a railroad or bus route

yardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

nerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

telomere - either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"

heel - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

end point, endpoint, terminus, termination - a place where something ends or is complete

destination, finish, goal - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"

extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point

tip - the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

death, last - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

period - the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

year-end - the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"

close, finale, finis, last, stopping point, conclusion, finish - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

cease - (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

fag end, tail end, tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

last gasp - the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"

expiration, expiry, termination - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

terminal point, terminus ad quem, limit - final or latest limiting point

conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

end game, endgame - the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

end game, endgame - the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"

homestretch - the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"

passing - the end of something; "the passing of winter"

cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

plan of action - a plan for actively doing something

objective, aim, object, target - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

bourn, bourne - an archaic term for a goal or destination

end-all - the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution"

destination, terminus - the ultimate goal for which something is done

no-goal - a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal"

aim, intent, intention, purpose, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

intention - (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage

split end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

tight end - (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle

place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

contribution, share, part - any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"

anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"

epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition

recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

piece of cloth, piece of material - a piece of fabric

lineman - the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

football team, eleven - a team that plays football

pass away - go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"

lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"

cut out - cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"

go out - become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"

adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"

climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

run low, run short, go - to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

come out, turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

discontinue - come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

close out - terminate; "We closed out our account"

finish - cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"

abort - terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

culminate - bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"

lift, raise - put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

ax, axe - terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

stamp out, kill - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

dissolve, break up - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

dissolve, break up - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"

break, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

crush out, press out, stub out, extinguish - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"

finalise, finalize, nail down, settle - make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

closure, cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

resolve, settle, adjudicate, decide - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"

close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

phase out - terminate gradually

close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"