ending : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ending	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ending
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ending n the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" Synonym(s): ending, termination the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" Synonym(s): termination, ending, conclusion the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" Synonym(s): end, ending Antonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" Synonym(s): ending, conclusion, finish Antonym(s): beginning the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." Synonym(s): conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
End \End\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ending}.] 1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. [bd]I shall end this strife.[b8] --Shak. On the seventh day God ended his work. --Gen. ii. 2. 2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back. 3. To destroy; to put to death. [bd]This sword hath ended him.[b8] --Shak. {To end up}, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end up a hogshead.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ending \End"ing\, n. 1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death. 2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d {Case}, 5. {Ending day}, day of death. --Chaucer.