Definitions for endings
endings
end·ing
Spelling: [en-ding]
IPA: /ˈɛn dɪŋ/
Endings is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 128 anagrams from letters in endings (deginns).
Definitions for endings
noun
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a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
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the final or concluding part; conclusion:
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death; destruction.
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Grammar. a morpheme, especially an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.
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(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.
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the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
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a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds:
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a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity:
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the furthermost imaginable place or point:
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termination; conclusion:
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the concluding part:
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an intention or aim:
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the object for which a thing exists; purpose:
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an outcome or result:
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termination of existence; death:
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a cause of death, destruction, or ruin:
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a remnant or fragment:
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a share or part in something:
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Textiles. a warp thread running vertically and interlaced with the filling yarn in the woven fabric.
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Football.
either of the linemen stationed farthest from the center.
the position played by this lineman.
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Archery. the number of arrows to be shot by a competitor during one turn in a match.
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Cricket. a wicket, especially the one where the batsman is taking a turn.
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a unit of a game, as in curling or lawn bowling.
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Kantianism. any rational being, regarded as worthy to exist for its own sake.
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either half of a domino.
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Knots. the part of a rope, beyond a knot or the like, that is not used.
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the end, Slang. the ultimate; the utmost of good or bad:
Idioms
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at loose ends, without an occupation or plans; unsettled; uncertain:
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at one's wit's end, at the end of one's ideas or mental resources; perplexed:
Also, at one's wits' end.
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end for end, in reverse position; inverted:
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end on, with the end next to or facing:
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end to end, in a row with ends touching:
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go off the deep end, Informal. to act in a reckless or agitated manner; lose emotional control:
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in the end, finally; after all:
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keep / hold one's end up, to perform one's part or share adequately:
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make an end of, to conclude; stop:
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make ends meet, to live within one's means:
Also, make both ends meet.
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no end, Informal. very much or many:
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on end,
having the end down; upright:
continuously; successively:
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put an end to, to cause to stop; terminate; finish:
adjective
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final or ultimate:
verb (used with object)
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to bring to an end or conclusion:
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to put an end to; terminate:
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to form the end of:
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to cause the demise of; kill:
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to constitute the most outstanding or greatest possible example or instance of (usually used in the infinitive):
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to put wheat, hay, or other grain into a stack or barn.
verb (used without object)
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to come to an end; terminate; cease:
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to issue or result:
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to reach or arrive at a final condition, circumstance, or goal (often followed by up):
Origin of endings
before 1000; Middle English endyng, Old English endung. See end1, -ing1
Examples for endings
It was the beginning of the end for White Fang—the ending of the old life and the reign of hate.
All misery has its ending, however, and ours ended when I least looked for it.
And more than that—the world is ending because of the changes that many of us see as positive.
There were loud voices, including that of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), calling for ending the program entirely.
The trouble about this story is that it really has no ending.
Later, as I was writing the book, I discovered the power of another reason for ending my book, basically, in 1978.
The latter's best friends now saw there could only be one ending.
Why is the ‘Kroll Show’ ending its hilarious run after only three seasons?
Again came the cry, more gently, ending in a sort of sobbing monologue.
The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending.