Quotes about "end"

• Noun: either extremity of something that has length; examples: "the end of the pier", "she knotted the end of the thread", "they rode to the end of the line"

• Noun: the point in time at which something ends; examples: "the end of the year", "the ending of warranty period"

• Noun: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; examples: "the end was exciting", "I had to miss the last of the movie"

• Noun: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; example: "the ends justify the means"

• Noun: a final part or section; examples: "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"

• Noun: a final state; examples: "he came to a bad end", "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

• Noun: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; example: "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

• Noun: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; example: "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

• Noun: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; examples: "the phone rang at the other end", "both ends wrote at the same time"

• Noun: a boundary marking the extremities of something; example: "the end of town"

• Noun: the part you are expected to play; example: "he held up his end"

• Noun: the last section of a communication; example: "in conclusion I want to say..."

• Noun: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• Noun: a position on the line of scrimmage; example: "no one wanted to play end"

• Verb: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; examples: "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"

• Verb: bring to an end or halt; examples: "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"

• Verb: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; example: "This sad scene ended the movie"

• Verb: put an end to; example: "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"