The difference between End and Terminus
When used as nouns, end means the terminal point of something in space or time, whereas terminus means the end or final point of something.
End is also verb with the meaning: to finish, terminate.
check bellow for the other definitions of End and Terminus
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End as a noun:
The terminal point of something in space or time.
Examples:
"At the end of the road, turn left."
"At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love."
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End as a noun (by extension):
The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
Examples:
"Is there no end to this madness?"
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End as a noun (by extension):
Death.
Examples:
"He met a terrible end in the jungle."
"I hope the end comes quickly."
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End as a noun:
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
Examples:
"Hold the string at both ends."
"My father always sat at the end of the table."
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End as a noun:
Result.
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End as a noun:
A purpose, goal, or aim.
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End as a noun (cricket):
One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
Examples:
"The Pavillion End'"
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End as a noun (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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End as a noun (curling):
A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
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End as a noun (mathematics):
An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
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End as a noun:
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
Examples:
"odds and ends"
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End as a noun:
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
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End as a verb (ergative):
To finish, terminate.
Examples:
"Is this movie never going to end?"
"The lesson will end when the bell rings."
"The referee blew the whistle to end the game."
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Terminus as a noun:
The end or final point of something.
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Terminus as a noun:
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
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Terminus as a noun:
A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.