END

END 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 4 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. either extremity of something that has length
  2. the point in time at which something ends
  3. the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
  4. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

💬 Examples

  • "the end of the pier"
  • "she knotted the end of the thread"
  • "the end of the year"
  • "the ending of warranty period"

🔗 Similar words

terminalendinglastgoaldestructiondeath
verb
  1. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
  2. bring to an end or halt
  3. be the end of
  4. put an end to

💬 Examples

  • "either spatial or metaphorical"
  • "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
  • "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"

🔗 Similar words

stopfinishterminatecease
← Unscramble END