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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
S: (n) last (the last or lowest in an ordering or series) "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

S: (n) last (a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do) "he breathed his last"
S: (n) death, last (the time at which life ends; continuing until dead) "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
S: (n) last (a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds)
S: (n) last (a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels)
S: (n) end, last (the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence) "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

S: (n) endgame, end game (the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board)
S: (n) endgame, end game (the final stages of an extended process of negotiation) "the diplomatic endgame"
S: (n) homestretch (the end of an enterprise) "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
S: (n) passing (the end of something) "the passing of winter"

S: (n) last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last (holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes)

S: (v) last, endure (persist for a specified period of time) "The bad weather lasted for three days"
S: (v) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out (continue to live and avoid dying) "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"

S: (adj) last (immediately past) "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

S: (adj) past (earlier than the present time; no longer current) "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

S: (adj) last (coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining) "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
S: (adj) concluding, final, last, terminal (occurring at or forming an end or termination) "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
S: (adj) last (most unlikely or unsuitable) "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

S: (adj) last (occurring at the time of death) "his last words"; "the last rites"
S: (adj) final, last, net (conclusive in a process or progression) "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
S: (adj) last, utmost (highest in extent or degree) "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
S: (adj) final, last (not to be altered or undone) "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
S: (adj) last, last-place, lowest (lowest in rank or importance) "last prize"; "in last place"

S: (adv) last (most recently) "I saw him last in London"
S: (adv) last, lastly, in conclusion, finally (the item at the end) "last, I'll discuss family values"