End vs. Start

Endnoun

The terminal point of something in space or time.

Endnoun

(by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

Endnoun

(by extension) Death.

Endnoun

The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

Endnoun

Result.

Endnoun

A purpose, goal, or aim.

Endnoun

(cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.

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(American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.

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(curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.

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(mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.

Endnoun

That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.

Endnoun

One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

Endnoun

Money.

Endverb

to come to an end

Endverb

(transitive) To finish, terminate.

Endnoun

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.

Endnoun

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

Endnoun

Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.

Endnoun

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.

Endnoun

That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.

Endnoun

One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

Endverb

To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech.

Endverb

To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.

Endverb

To destroy; to put to death.

Endverb

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.

Endnoun

either extremity of something that has length;

Endnoun

the point in time at which something ends;

Endnoun

the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;

Endnoun

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;

Endnoun

a final part or section;

Endnoun

a final state;

Endnoun

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object;

Endnoun

(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage;

Endnoun

one of two places from which people are communicating to each other;

Endnoun

a boundary marking the extremities of something;

Endnoun

the part you are expected to play;

Endnoun

the last section of a communication;

Endnoun

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Endnoun

a position on the line of scrimmage;

Endverb

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;

Endverb

bring to an end or halt;

Endverb

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of;

Endverb

put an end to;

Startnoun

The beginning of an activity.

Startnoun

A sudden involuntary movement.

Startnoun

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

Startnoun

An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.

Startnoun

(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

Startnoun

An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.

Startverb

(transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.

Startverb

To set in motion.

Startverb

To begin.

Startverb

To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.

Startverb

To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

Startverb

To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

Startverb

(intransitive) To begin an activity.

Startverb

(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.

Startverb

To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.

Startverb

(intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.

Startverb

(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.

Startverb

(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.

Startverb

(transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

Startverb

(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.

Startverb

To put into play.

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

Startverb

To start one's periods (menstruation).

Startverb

To leap; to jump.

Startverb

To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.

Startverb

To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start in business.

Startverb

To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.

Startverb

To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.

Startverb

To bring into being or into view; to originate; to invent.

Startverb

To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.

Startverb

To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

Startnoun

The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.

Startnoun

A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.

Startnoun

A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.

Startnoun

The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; - opposed to finish.

Startnoun

A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

Startnoun

The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.

Startnoun

The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.

Startnoun

The arm, or lever, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

Startnoun

A Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which provided for stepwise reductions in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by each country.

Startnoun

the beginning of anything;

Startnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin;

Startnoun

a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);

Startnoun

a sudden involuntary movement;

Startnoun

the act of starting something;

Startnoun

a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Startnoun

a signal to begin (as in a race);

Startnoun

advantage gained by an early start as in a race;

Startverb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

Startverb

set in motion, cause to start;

Startverb

leave;

Startverb

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

Startverb

bring into being;

Startverb

get off the ground;

Startverb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;

Startverb

get going or set in motion;

Startverb

begin or set in motion;

Startverb

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

Startverb

play in the starting line-up

Startverb

have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

Startverb

begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

Startverb

begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being

Startverb

embark on a continuing action or a new venture

Startverb

use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action

Startverb

begin to move or travel

Startverb

begin to engage in (an occupation), live through (a period), or attend (an educational establishment)

Startverb

begin one's working life

Startverb

cost at least a specified amount

Startverb

cause to happen or begin

Startverb

cause (a machine) to begin to work

Startverb

(of a machine) begin operating or being used

Startverb

cause or enable to begin doing something

Startverb

give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race.

Startverb

jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm

Startverb

move or appear suddenly

Startverb

(of eyes) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets

Startverb

be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage

Startverb

rouse (game) from its lair.

Startnoun

the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning

Startnoun

the point or moment at which a race begins

Startnoun

an act of beginning to do or deal with something

Startnoun

used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done

Startnoun

a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life

Startnoun

an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on a journey earlier than one's rivals

Startnoun

a sudden movement of surprise or alarm

Startnoun

a surprising occurrence