Inside the Universes

'ends'

[end.n.01] as in: either extremity of something that has length

Examples:
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

'ends'

[end.n.02] as in: the point in time at which something ends

Examples:
the end of the year
the ending of warranty period

'ends'

[end.n.03] as in: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

Examples:
the end was exciting
I had to miss the last of the movie

'ends'

[goal.n.01] as in: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

Examples:
the ends justify the means

'ends'

[end.n.05] as in: a final part or section

Examples:
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

'ends'

[end.n.06] as in: a final state

Examples:
he came to a bad end
the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

'ends'

[end.n.07] as in: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

Examples:
one end of the box was marked `This side up'

'ends'

[end.n.08] as in: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

Examples:
the end managed to hold onto the pass

'ends'

[end.n.09] as in: a boundary marking the extremities of something

Examples:
the end of town

'ends'

[end.n.10] as in: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

Examples:
the phone rang at the other end
both ends wrote at the same time

'ends'

[end.n.11] as in: the part you are expected to play

Examples:
he held up his end

'ends'

[conclusion.n.08] as in: the last section of a communication

Examples:
in conclusion I want to say...

'ends'

[end.n.13] as in: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

'ends'

[end.n.14] as in: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

Examples:
no one wanted to play end

'ends'

[end.v.01] as in: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Examples:
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

'ends'

[end.v.02] as in: bring to an end or halt

Examples:
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

'ends'

[end.v.03] as in: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Examples:
This sad scene ended the movie

'ends'

[end.v.04] as in: put an end to

Examples:
The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived