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| adv. | 1. eventually, finally | after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay. |
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| adv. | 1. at last, at long last, finally, in the end, ultimately | as the end result of a succession or process.; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" |
| adv. | 2. finally, in conclusion, last, lastly | the item at the end.; "last, I'll discuss family values" |
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| n. (time) | 1. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point | 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" |
| n. (linkdef) | 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" |
| n. (act) | 3. last | a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do.; "he breathed his last" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (time) | 4. death, 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" |
| n. (quantity) | 5. last | a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds. |
| ~ weight unit, weight | a unit used to measure weight.; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. last | a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity. |
| n. (event) | 7. end, final stage, 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" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. cobbler's last, last, shoemaker's last | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes. |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| v. (stative) | 9. endure, last | persist for a specified period of 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" |
| ~ hold out, endure, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long. |
| v. (stative) | 10. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ 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. | 11. 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" |
| adj. | 12. 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" |
| ~ fourth-year, senior | used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college.; "the senior prom" |
| ~ sunset | providing for termination.; "a program with a sunset provision" |
| ~ ultimate | being the last or concluding element of a series.; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable" |
| adj. | 13. concluding, final, last, terminal | 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" |
| adj. | 14. 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" |
| adj. | 15. 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" |
| adj. | 16. final, last, net | 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" |
| adj. | 17. last, utmost | 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" |
| adj. | 18. final, 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" |
| adj. | 19. last, last-place, lowest | 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" |
| adv. | 20. last | most_recently.; "I saw him last in London" |
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| n. (attribute) | 1. ultimate | the finest or most superior quality of its kind.; "the ultimate in luxury" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| adj. | 2. 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" |
| ~ crowning | representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment.; "the crowning accomplishment of his career" |
| ~ eventual | expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating.; "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue"; "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market" |
| ~ final, net, last | conclusive in a process or progression.; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" |
| ~ last-ditch | of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster).; "a last-ditch attempt" |
| ~ supreme | final or last in your life or progress.; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment" |
| adj. | 3. ultimate | being the last or concluding element of a series.; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable" |
| ~ 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" |
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| n. (cognition) | 1. conclusion, decision, determination | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
| ~ judgment, judgement, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ predetermination | a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something.; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. conclusion | an intuitive assumption.; "jump to a conclusion" |
| ~ non sequitur | (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. |
| ~ supposal, assumption, supposition | a hypothesis that is taken for granted.; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" |
| n. (event) | 3. 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" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ final stage, end, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| ~ final result, outcome, resultant, result, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ foregone conclusion, matter of course | an inevitable ending. |
| ~ demolition, wipeout, destruction | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. |
| ~ omega, z | the ending of a series or sequence.; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end" |
| ~ stop, halt | the event of something ending.; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
| ~ triumph, victory | a successful ending of a struggle or contest.; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
| ~ defeat, licking | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" |
| n. (communication) | 4. conclusion, ratiocination | the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism). |
| ~ syllogism | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| ~ major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion. |
| ~ minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion. |
| n. (act) | 5. conclusion, ending, termination | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ abort | the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" |
| ~ demonetisation, demonetization | ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country. |
| ~ change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics. |
| ~ tone ending, release | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing | a concluding action. |
| ~ retirement | withdrawal from your position or occupation. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.. |
| ~ breakup, dissolution | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations). |
| ~ overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| ~ adjournment, dissolution | the termination of a meeting. |
| ~ dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ destruction, devastation | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
| ~ abolishment, abolition | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery).; "the abolition of capital punishment" |
| ~ liquidation, settlement | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. |
| ~ drug withdrawal, withdrawal | the termination of drug taking. |
| ~ closedown, shutdown, closing, closure | termination of operations.; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| ~ extinguishing, quenching, extinction | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.; "the extinction of the lights" |
| ~ fade, disappearance | gradually ceasing to be visible. |
| ~ abortion | termination of pregnancy. |
| ~ defusing, deactivation | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb). |
| ~ discontinuance, discontinuation | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent). |
| n. (communication) | 6. conclusion | a final settlement.; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" |
| ~ settlement | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it. |
| n. (communication) | 7. close, closing, conclusion, end, ending | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (act) | 8. conclusion, decision, determination | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ selection, choice, option, pick | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ appointment, designation, naming, assignment | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position.; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
| ~ call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| ~ move | the act of deciding to do something.; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| ~ casting lots, drawing lots, sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn. |
| ~ resolution | a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner.; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" |
| doom | | |
| n. (event) | 1. day of reckoning, doom, doomsday, end of the world | an unpleasant or disastrous destiny.; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" |
| ~ destiny, fate | an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. |
| v. (communication) | 2. designate, destine, doom, fate | decree or designate beforehand.; "She was destined to become a great pianist" |
| ~ ordain | issue an order. |
| v. (communication) | 3. condemn, doom, sentence | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ convict | find or declare guilty.; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" |
| ~ foredoom | doom beforehand. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| ~ reprobate | abandon to eternal damnation.; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" |
| v. (communication) | 4. doom | make certain of the failure or destruction of.; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" |
| ~ assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure | make certain of.; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" |
| end | | |
| n. (location) | 1. end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| ~ 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, goal, finish | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| ~ extremity | the outermost or farthest region or point. |
| ~ tip | the extreme end of something; especially something pointed. |
| n. (time) | 2. end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| ~ last, death | 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, finis, last, stopping point, finale, finish, conclusion | 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. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. end, goal | 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. end | a final part or section.; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" |
| ~ division, section, part | 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" |
| n. (state) | 5. death, destruction, end | a final state.; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (location) | 6. end | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object.; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (person) | 7. end | (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage.; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (location) | 8. end | a boundary marking the extremities of something.; "the end of town" |
| ~ boundary, bounds, bound | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. |
| n. (location) | 9. end | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other.; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (act) | 10. end | the part you are expected to play.; "he held up his end" |
| ~ contribution, share, part | the part played by a person in bringing about a result.; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. end, oddment, remainder, remnant | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold. |
| ~ fag end | the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| n. (act) | 12. end | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.; "no one wanted to play end" |
| ~ lineman | (American football) 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. |
| v. (stative) | 13. cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| ~ 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 | result or end.; "How will the game turn out?" |
| ~ discontinue | come to 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" |
| v. (change) | 14. end, terminate | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ 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 negotiations" |
| ~ 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, adjudicate, decide, settle | 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" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| v. (stative) | 15. end, terminate | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.; "This sad scene ended the movie" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (creation) | 16. end | put an end to.; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived" |
| ~ destroy, destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.; "The fire destroyed the house" |
| ending | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. ending, termination | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).; "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" |
| ~ morpheme | minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units. |
| ~ postfix, suffix | an affix that is added at the end of the word. |
| ~ inflectional ending, inflectional suffix | an inflection that is added at the end of a root word. |
| expiration | | |
| n. (time) | 1. expiration, expiry, termination | a coming to an end of a contract period.; "the expiry of his driver's license" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (event) | 2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| n. (act) | 3. breathing out, exhalation, expiration | the act of expelling air from the lungs. |
| ~ breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation. |
| ~ huffing, snorting, puffing | an act of forcible exhalation. |
| ~ breath | the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" |
| ~ blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth.; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
| ~ wind | breath.; "the collision knocked the wind out of him" |
| final | | |
| n. (event) | 1. final | the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament. |
| ~ elimination tournament | a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds. |
| ~ cup final | the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley). |
| ~ match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete. |
| n. (communication) | 2. final, final exam, final examination | an examination administered at the end of an academic term. |
| ~ exam, examination, test | a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" |
| finish | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. coating, finish, finishing | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).; "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" |
| ~ decorativeness | an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive. |
| ~ glaze | a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.. |
| ~ shoeshine | a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing.; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine" |
| n. (state) | 2. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art" |
| ~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| n. (location) | 3. destination, finish, goal | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| ~ end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| ~ finish line, finishing line | a line indicating the location of the finish of a race. |
| n. (event) | 4. finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).; "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ standoff, draw, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
| ~ photo finish | in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing. |
| ~ runner-up finish, second-place finish | a finish in second place (as in a race). |
| ~ third-place finish | a finish in third place (as in a race). |
| n. (event) | 5. finish | the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict).; "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" |
| ~ downfall, ruination, ruin | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. finish | (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed).; "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" |
| ~ gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| ~ tasting | a small amount (especially of food or wine). |
| n. (act) | 7. finish, finishing | the act of finishing.; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" |
| ~ closing curtain, finis, close, finale | the concluding part of any performance. |
| ~ mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing | a concluding action. |
| v. (change) | 8. 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" |
| ~ close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ top off, top | finish up or conclude.; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" |
| ~ finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, clear up, wrap up, mop up | finish a task completely.; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
| ~ see through | remain with until completion.; "I must see the job through" |
| ~ finish out, round out | fill out.; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" |
| ~ follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue.; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (change) | 9. end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up | finally be or do something.; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (contact) | 10. finish | provide with a finish.; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ dress | put a finish on.; "dress the surface smooth" |
| ~ broom | finish with a broom. |
| v. (consumption) | 11. eat up, finish, polish off | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table.; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| ~ tuck away, tuck in, put away | eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food.; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" |
| v. (change) | 12. finish | cause to finish a relationship with somebody.; "That finished me with Mary" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| termination | | |
| n. (location) | 1. end point, endpoint, termination, terminus | a place where something ends or is complete. |
| ~ end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| n. (event) | 2. final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events. |
| ~ deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).; "he got a good deal on his car" |
| ~ decision | the outcome of a game or contest.; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" |
| ~ decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| ~ just deserts, poetic justice | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically). |
| ~ separation | the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). |
| ~ sequel, subsequence | something that follows something else. |
| ~ worst | the least favorable outcome.; "the worst that could happen" |
| adjourn | | |
| v. (change) | 1. adjourn, break up, recess | close at the end of a session.; "The court adjourned" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| v. (social) | 2. adjourn, retire, withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| ~ seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw | keep away from others.; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" |
| ~ close down, close up, shut down, close, fold | cease to operate or cause to cease operating.; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" |
| ~ prorogue | adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body. |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| conclude | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. conclude, reason, reason out | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion.; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ induce | reason or establish by induction. |
| ~ deduce, derive, infer, deduct | reason by deduction; establish by deduction. |
| ~ syllogise, syllogize | reason by syllogisms. |
| ~ feel, find | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" |
| ~ deduce, infer | conclude by reasoning; in logic. |
| ~ gather | conclude from evidence.; "I gather you have not done your homework" |
| ~ extrapolate, generalize, generalise, infer | draw from specific cases for more general cases. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. conclude | bring to a close.; "The committee concluded the meeting" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ perorate | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation. |
| v. (communication) | 3. conclude, resolve | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. |
| ~ square off, settle, square up, determine | settle conclusively; come to terms.; "We finally settled the argument" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| v. (stative) | 4. close, conclude | come to a close.; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| v. (communication) | 5. conclude | reach agreement on.; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire" |
| ~ agree | achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose.; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
| end | | |
| terminate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
| ~ retire | make (someone) retire.; "The director was retired after the scandal" |
| ~ pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension.; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" |
| ~ clean out | force out.; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
| ~ furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons.; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" |
| ~ squeeze out | force out.; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" |
| ~ remove | remove from a position or an office. |
| ~ send away, send packing, dismiss, drop | stop associating with.; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
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