| End |
n. |
The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain;
opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part. |
| End |
n. |
Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence. |
| End |
n. |
Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction. |
| End |
n. |
The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion; ppurpose; intention; aim; as, to labor for private or public ends. |
| End |
n. |
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends. |
| End |
n. |
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet. |
| End |
v. t. |
To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. |
| End |
v. t. |
To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back. |
| End |
v. t. |
To destroy; to put to death. |
| End |
v. i. |
To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends. |
| End- |
|
A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean. |
| End-all |
n. |
Complete termination. |
| Endable |
a. |
That may be ended; terminable. |
| Endamage |
v. t. |
To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure. |
| Endamageable |
a. |
Capable of being damaged, or injured; damageable. |
| Endamaged |
imp. & p. p. |
of Endamage |
| Endamagement |
n. |
Damage; injury; harm. |
| Endamaging |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Endamage |
| Endamnify |
v. t. |
To damnify; to injure. |
| Endanger |
v. t. |
To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace. |
| Endanger |
v. t. |
To incur the hazard of; to risk. |
| Endangered |
imp. & p. p. |
of Endanger |
| Endangering |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Endanger |
| Endangerment |
n. |
Hazard; peril. |
| Endark |
v. t. |
To darken. |
| Endaspidean |
a. |
Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side;
said of certain birds. |
| Endazzle |
v. t. |
To dazzle. |
| Endear |
v. t. |
To make dear or beloved. |
| Endear |
v. t. |
To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. |
| Endeared |
imp. & p. p. |
of Endear |
| Endearedly |
adv. |
With affection or endearment; dearly. |
| Endearedness |
n. |
State of being endeared. |
| Endearing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Endear |
| Endearing |
a. |
Making dear or beloved; causing love. |
| Endearment |
n. |
The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. |
| Endeavor |
v. t. |
To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. |
| Endeavor |
v. i. |
To exert one's self; to work for a certain end. |
| Endeavor |
n. |
An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial. |
| Endeavored |
imp. & p. p. |
of Endeavor |
| Endeavorer |
n. |
One who makes an effort or attempt. |
| Endeavoring |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Endeavor |
| Endeavorment |
n. |
Act of endeavoring; endeavor. |
| Endecagon |
n. |
A plane figure of eleven sides and angles. |
| Endecagynous |
a. |
Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower. |
| Endecane |
n. |
One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, C11H24, found as a constituent of petroleum. |
| Endecaphyllous |
a. |
Composed of eleven leaflets;
said of a leaf. |
| Ended |
imp. & p. p. |
of End |
| Endeictic |
a. |
Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill. |
| Endeixis |
n. |
An indication. |
| Endemial |
a. |
Endemic. |
| Endemic |
a. |
Alt. of Endemical |
| Endemic |
n. |
An endemic disease. |
| Endemic |
a. |
Belonging or native to a particular people or country; native as distinguished from introduced or naturalized; hence, regularly or ordinarily occurring in a given region; local; as, a plant endemic in Australia;
often distinguished from exotic. |
| Endemical |
a. |
Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of persons; as, an endemic disease. |
| Endemically |
adv. |
In an endemic manner. |
| Endemiology |
n. |
The science which treats of endemic affections. |
| Endenization |
n. |
The act of naturalizing. |
| Endenize |
v. t. |
To endenizen. |
| Endenizen |
v. t. |
To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. |
| Ender |
n. |
One who, or that which, makes an end of something; as, the ender of my life. |
| Endermatic |
a. |
Endermic. |
| Endermic |
a. |
Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin. |
| Endermically |
adv. |
By the endermic method; as, applied endermically. |
| Enderon |
n. |
The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes. |
| Endiademed |
a. |
Diademed. |
| Endiaper |
v. t. |
To decorate with a diaper pattern. |
| Endict |
v. t. |
See Indict. |
| Endictment |
n. |
See Indictment. |
| Ending |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of End |
| Ending |
n. |
Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death. |
| Ending |
n. |
The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5. |
| Endite |
v. t. |
See Indite. |
| Endive |
n. |
A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. |
| Endless |
a. |
Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable;
applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. |
| Endless |
a. |
Infinite; excessive; unlimited. |
| Endless |
a. |
Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. |
| Endless |
a. |
Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit. |
| Endlessly |
adv. |
In an endless manner. |
| Endlessness |
n. |
The quality of being endless; perpetuity. |
| Endlong |
adv. & prep. |
Lengthwise; along. |
| Endmost |
a. |
Farthest; remotest; at the very end. |
| Endo- |
|
Alt. of End- |
| Endoblast |
n. |
Entoblast; endoplast. See Nucleus, |
| Endoblastic |
a. |
Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer. |
| Endocardiac |
a. |
Alt. of Endocardial |
| Endocardial |
a. |
Pertaining to the endocardium. |
| Endocardial |
a. |
Seated or generated within the heart; as, endocardial murmurs. |
| Endocarditis |
n. |
Inflammation of the endocardium. |
| Endocardium |
n. |
The membrane lining the cavities of the heart. |
| Endocarp |
n. |
The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary. |
| Endochondral |
a. |
Growing or developing within cartilage;
applied esp. to developing bone. |
| Endochrome |
n. |
The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether green, red, yellow, or any other color. |
| Endoctrine |
v. t. |
To teach; to indoctrinate. |
| Endocyst |
n. |
The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa. |
| Endoderm |
n. |
The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. |
| Endoderm |
n. |
The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm. |
| Endodermal |
a. |
Alt. of Endodermic |
| Endodermic |
a. |
Of or pertaining to the endoderm. |
| Endodermis |
n. |
A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle. |
| Endogamous |
a. |
Marrying within the same tribe;
opposed to exogamous. |
