Ends of the earth

Ends of the earth
End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. ["a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante-}, {Anti-}, {Answer}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof. --Eccl. vii. 8. [1913 Webster]

2. Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence. [1913 Webster]

My guilt be on my head, and there an end. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

O that a man might know The end of this day's business ere it come! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction. [1913 Webster]

Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Confound your hidden falsehood, and award Either of you to be the other's end. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I shall see an end of him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. 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. [1913 Webster]

Losing her, the end of living lose. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

When every man is his own end, all things will come to a bad end. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

5. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends. [1913 Webster]

I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ, And seem a saint, when most I play the devil. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

6. (Carpet Manuf.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet. [1913 Webster]

{An end}. (a) On end; upright; erect; endways. --Spenser (b) To the end; continuously. [Obs.] --Richardson.

{End bulb} (Anat.), one of the bulblike bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes; -- also called {end corpuscles}.

{End fly}, a bobfly.

{End for end}, one end for the other; in reversed order.

{End man}, the last man in a row; one of the two men at the extremities of a line of minstrels.

{End on} (Naut.), bow foremost.

{End organ} (Anat.), the structure in which a nerve fiber ends, either peripherally or centrally.

{End plate} (Anat.), one of the flat expansions in which motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers.

{End play} (Mach.), movement endwise, or room for such movement.

{End stone} (Horol.), one of the two plates of a jewel in a timepiece; the part that limits the pivot's end play.

{Ends of the earth}, the remotest regions of the earth.

{In the end}, finally. --Shak.

{On end}, upright; erect.

{To the end}, in order. --Bacon.

{To make both ends meet}, to live within one's income. --Fuller.

{To put an end to}, to destroy. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ends of the Earth — may refer to: *Ends of the Earth, another way of referring to the extreme points of the world * Ends of the Earth, a song by Dirty Three from their 1998 album Ocean Songs …   Wikipedia

  • the ends of the earth — see ↑end, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑earth the ends of the earth : places in the world that are very far away from cities, large groups of people, etc. : the most remote places in the world used figuratively He would go to the ends of the earth [=he… …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea — The Blue Wolf The Blue Wolf : To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Titre original Aoki Ôkami : chi hate umi tsukiru made Réalisation Shinichirô Sawai Acteurs principaux Takashi Sorimachi Rei Kikukawa Mayumi Wakamura Scénario Takehiro… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Ends of the Earth — Infobox Book name = The Ends of the Earth title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration by Jeffrey K. Potter Tutor for The Ends of the Earth author = Lucius Shepard illustrator = Jeffrey K. Potter cover artist = Jeffrey K.… …   Wikipedia

  • Ends of the Earth (Wonder Woman) — Infobox comics story arc title=Ends of the Earth imagesize= caption= publisher=DC Comics date=July November 2008 titles= Wonder Woman vol. 3, #20 24 notable=y main char team=Wonder Woman, Beowulf, Etta Candy, Nemesis writers=Gail Simone… …   Wikipedia

  • ends of the earth — n. most distant regions of the earth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To the Ends of the Earth — This article is about the trilogy of novels by William Golding. For the Hillsong United album, see To the Ends of the Earth (album). For 1948 film, see To the Ends of the Earth (film). To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William… …   Wikipedia

  • To the Ends of the Earth (film) — Infobox Film name = To the Ends of the Earth image size = 250 caption = Lobby Card director = Robert Stevenson producer = Sidney Buchman writer = Sidney Buchman Jay Richard Kennedy narrator = starring = Dick Powell Signe Hasso music = George… …   Wikipedia

  • To the Ends of the Earth (album) — Infobox Album | Name = To the Ends of the Earth Type = Live album Artist = Hillsong United Released = flagicon|Australia 21 November, 2002 flagicon|USA 13 May, 2003 Recorded = 6 September 7 September 2002, Encounterfest, Hillsong Church Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • go to the ends of the earth — phrase to put a lot of effort into something, especially when there are problems or difficulties Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: end * * * go to the ˌends of the ˈearth idiom to do everything possible, even if it… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”