End

end, n. the last point or portion: termination or close: death: consequence: object aimed at: a fragment.— v.t. to bring to an end: to destroy.— v.i. to come to an end: to cease.— n. End′-all , that which ends all.— adj. End′ed , brought to an end: having ends.— n. End′ing , termination: conclusion: that which is at the end: ( gram. ) the terminating syllable or letter of a word.— adj. End′le , without end: everlasting: objectle .— adv. End′le ly .— n. End′le ne .— adv. End′long , lengthwise: continuously: on end.— adj. End′most , farthest.— n. End′ship ( obs. ) a village.— advs. End′ways , End′wise , on the end: with the end forward.— End for end , with the position of the ends reversed; Endle screw , an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread gears into a wheel with skew teeth; End on , having the end pointing directly to an object—( naut. ) opp. to Broadside on : ( min. ) opp. to Face on .— A shoemaker's end , a waxed thread ending in a bristle.— At loose ends , in disorder; At one's wits' end , at the end of one's ability to decide or act.— Begin at the wrong end , to manage badly; Be the end of , to cause the death of.— Come to the end of one's tether , to go as far as one's powers permit.— Have at one's finger-ends , to be thoroughly acquainted, to have in perfect readine .— In the end , after all: at last.— Latter end , the end of life.— Make both ends meet , to live within one's income (both ends meaning both ends of the year).— No end ( coll. ), very much, a great deal.— On end , erect.— Rope's end (see Rope ). [A.S. ende ; cf. Ger. and Dan. ende , Goth. andeis ; Sans. ánta .]