| Noun | 1. | last - 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"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" | |
| 2. | last - the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" | |
| 3. | last - a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" | |
| 4. | last - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" | |
| 5. | last - a unit of weight equal to 4,000 poundsweight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" | |
| 6. | last - a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels | |
| 7. | last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"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" | |
| 8. | last - holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes | |
| Verb | 1. | last - persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"run for, run - extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" measure - have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" | |
| 2. | last - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"live, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" perennate - survive from season to season, of plants live out - live out one's life; live to the end | |
| Adj. | 1. | last - immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |
| 2. | last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level" | |
| 3. | last - occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" | |
| 4. | last - conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" | |
| 5. | last - most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" | |
| 6. | last - occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" | |
| 7. | last - not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"inalterable, unalterable - not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule" | |
| 8. | last - lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" | |
| 9. | last - highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" | |
| 10. | last - in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current fashion; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" | |
| Adv. | 1. | last - more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" | |
| 2. | last - the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" | |