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finish
(Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
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  1. (Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
  2. The last treatment or coating of a surface:
  3. The last part; end
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:
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.
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.
terminus
A stone or post marking a border.
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  1. A stone or post marking a border.
  2. (Chiefly Brit.) Either end of a transportation line, or a station or town located there; terminal
  3. The final point; the end.
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
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
finish
(Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
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  1. (Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
  2. The last treatment or coating of a surface:
  3. The last part; end
period
An end, completion, or conclusion, or a point of time marking this
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  1. An end, completion, or conclusion, or a point of time marking this
  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
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
discharge
Something that is discharged, released, emitted, or excreted:
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  1. Something that is discharged, released, emitted, or excreted:
  2. A flowing out or pouring forth; emission; secretion:
  3. A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
dismissal
An order or notice of discharge.
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  1. An order or notice of discharge.
  2. The termination of a legal proceeding by the judge, before a trial or hearing, typically on the grant of a motion to dismiss by the adverse party, or because the claimant failed to proceed with the action or comply with an order of the court, or because the claimant has agreed to end the proceeding.
  3. ​Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
ax
Any similar tool or weapon, as a battle-ax, headsman's ax, etc.
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  1. Any similar tool or weapon, as a battle-ax, headsman's ax, etc.
  2. A tool for chopping trees and splitting wood: it has a long wooden handle and a metal head with a blade usually on only one side
  3. A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood.
boot
A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
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  1. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
  2. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.
  3. A Denver boot.
bounce
The capacity to rebound; spring:
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  1. The capacity to rebound; spring:
  2. Capacity for bouncing; resilience
  3. A sudden bound or upward movement:
sack
(Slang) Dismissal from a job; discharge
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  1. (Slang) Dismissal from a job; discharge
  2. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk.
  3. (Informal) A bed, mattress, or sleeping bag:
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
finish
(Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
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  1. (Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
  2. The last treatment or coating of a surface:
  3. The 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:
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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  • During the war the number decreased, but on its termination the trade immediately revived.

  • If one acid be known its name is formed by the termination -ic, e.g.

  • The foreseen adverse termination of this long-drawn cause led to Henry's legislation.

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