S: (n) transfer, transference (the act of transfering something from one form to another) "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
S: (n) arousal, rousing (the act of arousing) "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
S: (n) cooking, cookery, preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat) "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
S: (n) infusion (the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality) "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"
S: (n) improvement (the act of improving something) "their improvements increased the value of the property"
S: (n) end, ending (the point in time at which something ends) "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
S: (n) ending, conclusion, finish (event whose occurrence ends something) "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
S: (v) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease (have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical) "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"
S: (v) end, terminate (bring to an end or halt) "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"
S: (v) end, terminate (be the end of; be the last or concluding part of) "This sad scene ended the movie"
S: (v) end (put an end to) "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"