What does end mean?
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What does end mean? - The Free Dictionary
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end - The Free Dictionary
(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)
(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)
(the end of the year the ending of warranty period)
(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)
(the end was exciting I had to miss the last of the movie)
(This sad scene ended the movie)
(the ends justify the means)
(The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived)
(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)
(he came to a bad end the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end)
(one end of the box was marked `This side up')
(the end managed to hold onto the pass)
(the end of town)
(the phone rang at the other end both ends wrote at the same time)
(he held up his end)
(in conclusion I want to say...)
(no one wanted to play end)
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