end
/ɛnd/
noun15
verb3
forms
ended · ending · endeth · ends · endest · Ends
Phrases with end
- dead endA street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
- end of the worldThe death and destruction of life on Earth, especially human.
- arse end of nowhereA very remote place.
- at the end of one's tetherAt the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed.
- be-all and end-allSomething considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
- big end of townThe top end of town.
- bitter endThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
- bring to an endTo cause to stop or complete.
- business endThe part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
- come to a sticky endTo die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
- come to an endTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
- end inTo have at the ending; to have as its termination.
- end in smokeTo be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.
- end in tearsTo end badly.
- end of the lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
- end offTo finish, come to an end
- end outTo bring to a conclusion; to finish up.
- end-to-endOf a collection of items, arranged so that each end of a given item is adjacent to one end of a different item.
- end upTo come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.
- get on the end ofTo connect with.