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Noun
S:
(n)
cease (cease%1:28:00::)
((`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
end (end%1:28:00::)
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ending (ending%1:28:00::)
(the point in time at which something ends)
"the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
S:
(n)
death (death%1:28:01::)
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last (last%1:28:01::)
(the time at which life ends; continuing until dead)
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
S:
(n)
death (death%1:28:00::)
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dying (dying%1:28:00::)
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demise (demise%1:28:00::)
(the time when something ends)
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
S:
(n)
period (period%1:28:04::)
(the end or completion of something)
"death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"
S:
(n)
year-end (year-end%1:28:00::)
(the end of a calendar year)
"he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"
S:
(n)
stopping point (stopping_point%1:28:00::)
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finale (finale%1:28:00::)
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finis (finis%1:28:00::)
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finish (finish%1:28:00::)
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last (last%1:28:00::)
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conclusion (conclusion%1:28:00::)
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close (close%1:28:00::)
(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)
cease (cease%1:28:00::)
((`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end)
S:
(n)
fag end (fag_end%1:28:00::)
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tail (tail%1:28:00::)
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tail end (tail_end%1:28:00::)
(the time of the last part of something)
"the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
S:
(n)
fin de siecle (fin_de_siecle%1:28:00::)
(the end of a century, especially the 19th century)
S:
(n)
last gasp (last_gasp%1:28:00::)
(the point of death or exhaustion or completion)
"the last gasp of the cold war"
S:
(n)
termination (termination%1:28:00::)
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expiration (expiration%1:28:00::)
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expiry (expiry%1:28:00::)
(a coming to an end of a contract period)
"the expiry of his driver's license"
S:
(n)
terminus ad quem (terminus_ad_quem%1:28:00::)
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terminal point (terminal_point%1:28:00::)
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limit (limit%1:28:00::)
(final or latest limiting point)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
discontinue (discontinue%2:42:00::)
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stop (stop%2:42:00::)
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cease (cease%2:42:00::)
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give up (give_up%2:42:00::)
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quit (quit%2:42:04::)
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lay off (lay_off%2:42:00::)
(put an end to a state or an activity)
"Quit teasing your little brother"
S:
(v)
end (end%2:42:00::)
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stop (stop%2:42:13::)
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finish (finish%2:42:00::)
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terminate (terminate%2:42:00::)
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cease (cease%2:42:13::)
(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"