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The final part or conclusion; end
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  1. The final part or conclusion; end
  2. A conclusion; a finish:
  3. (Archaic) A fight at close quarters.
termination
The end of something in time; the conclusion.
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  1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
  2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  3. (Linguistics) The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.
ending
The last part; finish; conclusion
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  1. The last part; finish; conclusion
  2. (Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
  3. An end
shine
(Slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
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  1. (Slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
  2. Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
  3. Luster; polish; gloss
polish
The act or process of polishing:
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  1. The act or process of polishing:
  2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface:
  3. A surface gloss
burnish
A gloss or polish
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  1. A gloss or polish
  2. A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
glaze
A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
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  1. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
  2. A thin smooth shiny coating.
  3. A coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect
surface
The area or extent of such a face
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  1. The area or extent of such a face
  2. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
  3. A material layer constituting such a boundary.
coating
(Archaic) Cloth for making coats.
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  1. (Archaic) Cloth for making coats.
  2. A thin outer layer.
  3. A coat or layer over a surface
complete
To successfully execute or effect
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  1. To successfully execute or effect
  2. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
  3. To end; finish; conclude
conclude
To come to a decision or agreement:
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  1. To come to a decision or agreement:
  2. To come to an end; close:
  3. To bring to a close; end; finish
end
To form the last or concluding part of:
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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up :
  3. To bring to an end; finish; stop; conclude
perfect
To bring to perfection or completion:
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  1. To bring to perfection or completion:
  2. To make perfect or more nearly perfect according to a given standard, as by training
polish
To improve or refine (someone or someone's manners, appearance, etc.) as by removing crudeness or vulgarity
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  1. To improve or refine (someone or someone's manners, appearance, etc.) as by removing crudeness or vulgarity
  2. To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed:
  3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:
wax
Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
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  1. Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
  2. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs.
  3. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.
stain
To produce or receive discolorations:
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  1. To produce or receive discolorations:
  2. To change the color of (a piece of wood, for example) by applying a stain.
  3. To change the appearance of (wood, glass, etc.) by applying a dye, pigment, etc.
annihilate
To destroy completely:
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  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify
  3. To kill
worst
In the worst manner or degree.
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  1. In the worst manner or degree.
  2. To get the better of; defeat
  3. In the worst manner
destroy
To put to death; kill:
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  1. To put to death; kill:
  2. To break up or spoil completely; ruin
  3. To kill
cease
To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
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  1. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  2. To bring or come to an end; stop; discontinue
  3. To put an end to; discontinue:
close
To draw or bind together the edges of:
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  1. To draw or bind together the edges of:
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To bring to an end; finish
end
To form the last or concluding part of:
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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:
terminate
To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
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  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To have its end (in something)
  3. To bring to an end or halt:
use up
(Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
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  1. (Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (Of time or space) to take or occupy
dispatch
To finish quickly or promptly
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  1. To finish quickly or promptly
  2. To send off or out promptly, usually on a specific errand or official business
  3. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
come in
(Music) To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
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  1. (Music) To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
  2. To enter.
  3. (Of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
place
To appoint to a post:
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  1. To appoint to a post:
  2. To repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
  3. To arrange for the publication or display of:
run
To take part in a contest or race
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  1. To take part in a contest or race
  2. To perform the steps of (an experiment, test, etc.)
  3. To make a quick trip (up to, down to, over to, etc. a specified place) for a brief stay
close
To draw or bind together the edges of:
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  1. To draw or bind together the edges of:
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To bring to an end; finish
complete
To successfully execute or effect
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  1. To successfully execute or effect
  2. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
  3. To end; finish; conclude
conclude
To come to a decision or agreement:
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  1. To come to a decision or agreement:
  2. To come to an end; close:
  3. To bring to a close; end; finish
consummate
To bring to completion or fulfillment; finish; accomplish
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  1. To bring to completion or fulfillment; finish; accomplish
  2. To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.
  3. To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony.
end
To form the last or concluding part of:
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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:
terminate
To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
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  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To have its end (in something)
  3. To bring to an end or halt:
consume
To take in as food; eat or drink up.
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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  3. To waste; squander.
drain
To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
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  1. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  2. To become gradually depleted; dwindle:
  3. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically:
draw down
(Idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
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  1. (Idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
  2. (Idiomatic) To get funding
eat up
(Idiomatic) To consume completely.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
exhaust
To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly:
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  1. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly:
  2. To deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly
  3. To use up completely:
expend
To lay out; spend:
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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. (Rare) To spend or disburse money.
  3. To spend
play out
To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
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  1. To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
  2. To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
  3. (Intransitive) To occur in a certain manner.
spend
To throw away; squander:
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  1. To throw away; squander:
  2. To wear out; exhaust:
  3. To waste; squander
use up
(Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
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  1. (Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (Of time or space) to take or occupy
cut down
Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
cut off
(Idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
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  1. (Idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
  2. To stop providing funds to someone.
  3. To end abruptly.
destroy
To break up or spoil completely; ruin
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  1. To break up or spoil completely; ruin
  2. To put to death; kill:
  3. To kill
dispatch
To send off or out promptly, usually on a specific errand or official business
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  1. To send off or out promptly, usually on a specific errand or official business
  2. To finish quickly or promptly
  3. (Informal) To eat up quickly
kill
To destroy a vitally essential quality in:
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  1. To destroy a vitally essential quality in:
  2. To spend (time) on matters of little or no importance
  3. To thwart passage of; veto:
slay
(Obs.) To strike or hit
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  1. (Obs.) To strike or hit
  2. (Slang) To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:
  3. To kill violently.
waste
To destroy; devastate; ruin
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  1. To destroy; devastate; ruin
  2. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
  3. (--- Slang) To kill; murder.
zap
In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
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  1. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
  2. To use a TV remote control, as to change channels or to skip ahead on a tape, disc, etc.
  3. To destroy or kill:
kill
To thwart passage of; veto:
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  1. To thwart passage of; veto:
  2. To destroy a vitally essential quality in:
  3. To spend (time) on matters of little or no importance
liquidate
To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
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  1. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  2. To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
  3. To dispose of or get rid of, as by killing
murder
To commit murder
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  1. To commit murder
  2. To kill (a person) unlawfully and with malice
  3. To kill inhumanly or barbarously, as in warfare
slay
(Obs.) To strike or hit
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  1. (Obs.) To strike or hit
  2. (Slang) To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:
  3. To kill violently.
put away
(Baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
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  1. (Baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
  2. To place out of the way, clean up.
  3. (Colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
off
Away from one's work or usual activity
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  1. Away from one's work or usual activity
  2. So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated:
  3. (Slang) To kill; murder
waste
To pass without being put to use:
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  1. To pass without being put to use:
  2. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
  3. (--- Slang) To kill; murder.
zap
In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
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  1. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
  2. To use a TV remote control, as to change channels or to skip ahead on a tape, disc, etc.
  3. To destroy or kill:
bankrupt
To force into bankruptcy.
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  1. To force into bankruptcy.
  2. To ruin:
  3. To cause to become financially bankrupt.
break down
(Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
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  1. (Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
  2. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become weak and ineffective
  3. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
demolish
To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
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  1. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
  2. To destroy; ruin; bring to naught
  3. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze.
destroy
To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
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  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To break up or spoil completely; ruin
  3. To bring to total defeat; crush
ruin
To deflower or seduce (a woman) and, often, specif., thereby render her unmarriageable, disgraced, etc.
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  1. To deflower or seduce (a woman) and, often, specif., thereby render her unmarriageable, disgraced, etc.
  2. To bring or reduce to ruin
  3. To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.
shatter
To break into pieces; smash or burst:
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  1. To break into pieces; smash or burst:
  2. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
  3. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy:
sink
To become weaker, quieter, or less forceful:
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  1. To become weaker, quieter, or less forceful:
  2. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:
  3. To become lower in value or amount; lessen, as prices, funds, etc.
smash
To ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck
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  1. To ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To surpass or outdo by a large margin:
spoil
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
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  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  2. (Archaic) To strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force
  3. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
torpedo
To destroy decisively; wreck:
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  1. To destroy decisively; wreck:
  2. To attack, strike, or sink with a torpedo.
  3. To attack, damage, or destroy with or as with a torpedo
undo
To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy.
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  1. To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy.
  2. To come open or unfastened.
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.
wrack
(Archaic) To wreck or be wrecked
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  1. (Archaic) To wreck or be wrecked
  2. To cause the ruin of; wreck.
  3. To subject to extreme mental or physical suffering; torture
wreck
To bring to ruin or disaster; overthrow; thwart; defeat
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  1. To bring to ruin or disaster; overthrow; thwart; defeat
  2. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster:
  3. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked:
total
To find the total of; add
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  1. To find the total of; add
  2. To equal a total of; amount to:
  3. To equal a total of; add up to
cease
A ceasing, as of some activity
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  1. A ceasing, as of some activity
  2. Cessation; ceasing:
cessation
(Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
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  1. (Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
  2. A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
  3. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
close
The final part or conclusion; end
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  1. The final part or conclusion; end
  2. A conclusion; a finish:
  3. (Archaic) A fight at close quarters.
closing
The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.
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  1. The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.
  2. A meeting for completing a transaction, especially one at which contracts are signed transferring ownership of real estate.
  3. The end or conclusion:
closure
The feeling that one's prolonged state of emotional distress over some traumatic experience or situation has finally ended
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  1. The feeling that one's prolonged state of emotional distress over some traumatic experience or situation has finally ended
  2. A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience:
  3. A finish; end; conclusion
completion
The act of completing, or finishing
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  1. The act of completing, or finishing
  2. The act of completing or the state of being completed.
  3. (Football) A successful forward pass
conclusion
The result or outcome of an act or process:
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  1. The result or outcome of an act or process:
  2. The last step in a reasoning process; judgment, decision, or opinion formed after investigation or thought
  3. The close or last part; the end or finish:
consummation
The act of consummating; a fulfillment.
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  1. The act of consummating; a fulfillment.
  2. A consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
  3. An end; conclusion; outcome
end
The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
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  1. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  2. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
  3. The ultimate extent; the very limit:
ending
(Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
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  1. (Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
  2. The last part; finish; conclusion
  3. An end
period
An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
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  1. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
  2. The mark of punctuation (.) used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence
  3. The full pause at the end of a spoken sentence.
stop
(--- Linguistics) One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
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  1. (--- Linguistics) One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
  2. (--- Chiefly Brit.) A punctuation mark, esp. a period
  3. A coming to an end; finish; end
termination
The end of something in time; the conclusion.
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  1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
  2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  3. (Linguistics) The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.
terminus
(Rom. Myth., person, proper) The deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks
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  1. (Rom. Myth., person, proper) The deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks
  2. An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.
  3. The final point; the end.
wind-up
A concluding part; a conclusion.
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  1. A concluding part; a conclusion.
  2. (Baseball) The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded.
  3. The act of bringing something to an end.
wrap-up
Alternative form of wrap-up.
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  1. Alternative form of wrap-up.
  2. A concluding or final action:
  3. A brief condensation or recapitulation as a final summary, especially to a news programme
close
The final part or conclusion; end
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  1. The final part or conclusion; end
  2. A conclusion; a finish:
  3. (Archaic) A fight at close quarters.
conclusion
The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.
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  1. The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.
  2. The last of a chain of events; outcome
  3. The close or last part; the end or finish:
end
A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last character of the current line.
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  1. A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last character of the current line.
  2. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
  3. A share of a responsibility or obligation:
ending
(Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
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  1. (Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
  2. The last part; finish; conclusion
  3. An end
finale
The concluding part of a musical composition
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  1. The concluding part of a musical composition
  2. The last scene or feature of an entertainment
  3. The conclusion or last part; end
last
The final or concluding part; end
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  1. The final or concluding part; end
  2. Someone or something which comes last
  3. The end:
termination
The end of something in time; the conclusion.
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  1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
  2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  3. (Linguistics) The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.
wind-up
A concluding part; a conclusion.
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  1. A concluding part; a conclusion.
  2. (Baseball) The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded.
  3. The act of bringing something to an end.
wrap-up
Alternative form of wrap-up.
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  1. Alternative form of wrap-up.
  2. A concluding or final action:
  3. A brief condensation or recapitulation as a final summary, especially to a news programme
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  • She obliged quickly, tensing as she waited for him to finish with her phone.

  • I did not have a chance to finish my letter yesterday.

  • Just think, I shall soon finish my grammar!

  • Just ignore them and finish up.

  • Care to finish that?

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