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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: end - endeavour</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="end"> end (1), noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the last part; conclusion. Ex. the end of the year. He read to the end of the book. (SYN) termination, close, finish, expiration. <DD> 2. the part where a thing begins or where it stops. Ex. Every stick has two ends. Drive to the end of this road. This is the end of the line; everyone must get off. The ends of this rope are frayed. <DD> 3. purpose; what is aimed at in doing a piece of work; object. Ex. He had gained his end. He had this end in mind--to do his work without a mistake. I have considered the happiness of the people as the end of government (Edward Gibbon). (SYN) intention, design, goal, aim. <DD> 4. result; outcome. Ex. It is hard to tell what the end will be. (SYN) issue, consequence. <DD> 5. a part left over; fragment; remnant. Ex. The store had a sale on fabric ends. On his table were some ends of verse and of candles (Jonathan Swift). (SYN) remainder. <DD> 6. death; destruction. Ex. He met his end in the accident. ... a swan-like end, Fading in music (Shakespeare). (SYN) extermination, annihilation. <DD> 7. a cause of death or destruction. <DD> 8a. the player at either end of the line in football. <DD> b. the position of this player. <DD> 9. a unit or division in the game of bowls and in curling; inning. <DD> 10. the furthest or most distant part of any region; extreme point. Ex. She swore that she would go to the ends of the earth to find her lost child. <DD> 11. a limit; boundary. Ex. There was no end to her patience. <DD>v.t. 1. to bring to its last part; finish; stop. Ex. Let us end this fight. <DD> 2. to form the end of; be the end of. Ex. This scene ends the play. <DD> 3. to destroy; kill. <DD>v.i. 1. to come to an end; finish. Ex. The fight ended in a draw. <DD> 2. to die. <DD>adj. 1. coming at the end; final; last. Ex. the end result of negotiations. The amateur's end impression is one of mixed astonishment and dismay (Canadian Forum). <DD> 2. (U.S. Slang.) best; finest; most wonderful. Ex. "My head's still in the clouds. I just had the absolutely, most fabulous, end birthday!" (New Yorker). expr. at loose ends, <DD> a. not settled or established. Ex. "Fifteen years ago," she noted, "I was at loose ends--a widow with an ailing and aging mother" (New York Times). <DD> b. in confusion or disorder. Ex. Things are getting worse and worse every day. We are all at loose ends (Sylvester Judd). expr. end up, to wind up; come out. Ex. Wasteful people usually end up in debt. So at retirement age you may end up with little more than Social Security (Harper's). expr. get the short end of the stick, (Informal.) to fail to receive a full share; be slighted or overlooked. Ex. Again the Czechs ... get the short end of the stick, simply because the terms of trade are against them (Atlantic). expr. go off the deep end, (Slang.) to act suddenly and rashly without deliberation. Ex. Don't go off the deep end and blame an innocent person for the accident just because you're upset. expr. in the end, finally; ultimately. Ex. He had some talent but in the end he had to give it [art] up (Maclean's). There is some reluctance to shoulder the whole burden of what, in the end, will simply be a useful addition to ... lines of communication (Manchester Guardian Weekly). expr. keep (or hold) up one's end, to sustain one's part or bear one's share fully in an undertaking or performance. Ex. Our own impression was that the American doctors had held up their end rather better than fairly well (New York Times). expr. make an end of, to stop; do no more. Ex. Make an end of your quarreling. expr. make (both) ends meet, to spend no more than one has; live within one's income. Ex. The poor man had a hard time making ends meet. Worldly wealth he cared not for, desiring only to make both ends meet (Thomas Fuller). The other impecunious person contrived to make both ends meet by shifting his lodgings from time to time (William Black). expr. no end, (Informal.) very much; very many. Ex. I enjoyed myself no end at the concert. expr. on end, <DD> a. upright. Ex. Place the log on end. His hair stood on end. <DD> b. one after another. Ex. It snowed for days on end. Gallery enthusiasts announced that they would establish a world's record by queuing up for days on end in order to get one of the 539 standing-room admissions (New Yorker). expr. put an end to, to do away with; stop, destroy, or kill. Ex. In his desperation he threatened to put an end to himself. expr. the (very, living) end, (U.S. Slang.) the best or finest; the most. Ex. The very end in femininity is a one-piece bathing suit ... called the Beach Bunny (Lois Long). </DL> <A NAME="end"> end (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) to put (corn, hay, or other farm produce) into a barn, stack, or silo. </DL> <A NAME="endall"> end-all, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ultimate end; final touch. Ex. Atomic energy is not the end-all of contemporary science. </DL> <A NAME="endamage"> endamage, transitive verb, -aged, -aging.<DL COMPACT><DD> to damage; harm; injure. </DL> <A NAME="endamasked"> endamasked, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> colored with or as with damask. </DL> <A NAME="endameba"> endameba or endamoeba, noun, pl. -bas, -bae.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of amebas or amebalike organisms that are parasitic on other forms of animal life, including the species that causes amebic dysentery. Also, entameba. </DL> <A NAME="endandend"> end-and-end, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. having the warp laid out with alternating white and colored yarns or with any two alternating colors. <DD>noun an end-and-end fabric. Ex. The opening price of regular weight solids, end-and-ends, and colored woven stripes have been raised to $4.50 (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="endanger"> endanger, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to cause danger to; expose to loss or injury. Ex. Fire endangered the hotel's guests, but no lives were lost. (SYN) imperil. </DL> <A NAME="endangered"> endangered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> threatened with extinction. Ex. The black rhino ... is recognized as an endangered mammal and has been placed on the official list of threatened species (Science Journal). </DL> <A NAME="endangerment"> endangerment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of endangering. <DD> 2. the state of being endangered. </DL> <A NAME="endaortitis"> endaortitis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the lining of the aorta. </DL> <A NAME="endarch"> endarch, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having a single protoxylem, or several protoxylems surrounding a central parenchyma. </DL> <A NAME="endaround"> end-around, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Football.) a running play in which an end takes a hand-off from a back and runs around the opposite end of the line. </DL> <A NAME="endarterectomy"> endarterectomy, noun, pl. -mies.<DL COMPACT><DD> the surgical removal of a thickened or diseased lining of an artery. </DL> <A NAME="endarterial"> endarterial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the endarterium. </DL> <A NAME="endarteritis"> endarteritis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the lining of an artery. </DL> <A NAME="endarterium"> endarterium, noun, pl. -ia.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) the lining of an artery. </DL> <A NAME="endblown"> end-blown, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> played by blowing through a mouthpiece at one end of a flute. </DL> <A NAME="endbody"> end body, =alexin.</DL> <A NAME="endbrain"> endbrain, noun. =telencephalon.</DL> <A NAME="endbulb"> end bulb or end bud,<DL COMPACT><DD> a roundish body forming the enlarged ending of a nerve fiber. End bulbs range from simple terminations to very complex sensory organs and are dispersed in the skin, mucous membranes, muscles, etc. </DL> <A NAME="endconsumer"> end-consumer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ultimate consumer of a manufactured product. Also, end-user. </DL> <A NAME="endear"> endear, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make dear; inspire or create affection for. Ex. Her kindness endeared her to all of us. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) to win the affection of; attract. Ex. to endear, and hold thee to me firmest (Milton). <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) to make dear or costly. </DL> <A NAME="endearingly"> endearingly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an endearing manner; so as to endear. </DL> <A NAME="endearment"> endearment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the fact of endearing or state of being endeared. <DD> 2. a thing that endears. <DD> 3. an act or word showing love or affection; caress. </DL> <A NAME="endeavor"> endeavor, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to try hard; make an effort; strive. (SYN) struggle, labor, essay. <DD>v.t. to try hard and earnestly; attempt. Ex. A runner endeavors to win a race. <DD>noun an earnest attempt; hard try; effort. Ex. With each endeavor she did better. (SYN) exertion, struggle. noun endeavorer. </DL> <A NAME="endeavour"> endeavour, intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) endeavor. </DL> <A HREF="endemic.dic">NEXT</A>