| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | ending, termination | The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) |
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| 2 | ending, termination, conclusion | The act of ending something | |
| 3 | ending, end | The point in time at which something ends | |
| 4 | ending, conclusion, finish | Event whose occurrence ends something | |
| 5 | ending, conclusion, end, close, closing | The last section of a communication |
| Sounds | eh'ndihng |
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| Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme). |
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| Examples | "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" |
| Synonyms | termination |
| Narrower | suffix, postfix; inflectional ending, inflectional suffix |
| Broader | morpheme |
| Meaning | The act of ending something. |
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| Synonyms | termination, conclusion |
| Narrower | demonetization, demonetisation; release, tone ending; completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up; retirement; relinquishment, relinquishing; dissolution, breakup; overthrow; adjournment, dissolution; dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking; destruction, devastation; killing, kill, putting to death; abolition, abolishment; liquidation, settlement; withdrawal, drug withdrawal; closure, closedown, closing, shutdown; extinction, extinguishing, quenching; fade, disappearance; abortion; deactivation, defusing; discontinuance, discontinuation |
| Broader | change of state |
| Verbs | end |
| Meaning | The point in time at which something ends. |
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| Examples | "the ending of warranty period" |
| Synonyms | end |
| Narrower | death, last; death, dying, demise; period; year-end; stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close; cease; fag end, tail, tail end; last gasp; termination, expiration, expiry; terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit |
| Broader | point, point in time |
| Contrary | beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset; middle |
| Verbs | end |
| Meaning | Event whose occurrence ends something. |
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| Examples | "his death marked the ending of an era" |
| Synonyms | conclusion, finish |
| Narrower | end, last, final stage; result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination; foregone conclusion, matter of course; destruction, demolition, wipeout; omega, Z; stop, halt; victory, triumph; defeat, licking |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, natural event |
| Contrary | beginning |
| Verbs | end; end |
| Meaning | The last section of a communication. |
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| Synonyms | conclusion, end, close, closing |
| Part of | narration, recital, yarn; address, speech |
| Narrower | anticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda |
| Broader | section, subdivision |