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conclude
To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
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  1. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  2. To come to a decision or agreement:
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:
excite
(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
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  1. (Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
  2. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
  3. To arouse strong feeling in:
energize
To release or put out energy.
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  1. To release or put out energy.
  2. To give energy to; activate; invigorate
  3. To show energy; be active
enthuse
To say or utter with enthusiasm.
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  1. To say or utter with enthusiasm.
  2. To show or express enthusiasm.
  3. To cause to become enthusiastic.
overstimulate
To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.
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  1. To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation.
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
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
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.
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. 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
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:
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.
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
Find another word for wind-up. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wind-up, like: conclude, be through with, come to the end of, excite, energize, enthuse, overstimulate, end, cease, cessation and close.

Sentence Examples

  • In 1876, Seth Thomas patented the very first wind-up, bedside alarm clock which could be set to alarm at any hour.

  • Be sure you understand the terms of the balance transfer so you don't wind up paying more money in the long run.

  • I'm All Wound Up: This blue cotton tee boasts a picture of a yellow wind-up Corvette and the legend: "I'm all wound up."

  • In a Greyhound race, the track owners put out a wind-up toy.

  • They changed their name to Seether (inspired by the Veruca Salt song of the same name) when they signed to the major label Wind-Up Records that released their breakthrough album Disclaimer.

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