| abolish |
to do away with; put a stop to; end. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing or state of being abolished. [2 definitions] |
| abort |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [4/6 definitions] |
| abortive |
failing to achieve a desired end; unsuccessful; fruitless. [1/3 definitions] |
| Abraham Lincoln |
the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Union troops during the American Civil War and who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thus bringing an end to slavery in the United States (b.1809--d.1865). |
| acro- |
end or beginning; extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| across |
from one side or end to the other of. [4/6 definitions] |
| acute |
of a disease, occurring suddenly, then rapidly progressing to a peak and coming shortly to an end. (Cf. chronic.) [2/7 definitions] |
| ad infinitum |
to infinity; without limit or end; endlessly. |
| adjourn |
to end or temporarily discontinue the proceedings of (a meeting or the like). [2/3 definitions] |
| affix |
to add on, as at the end. [1/5 definitions] |
| aft |
into, near, or toward the rear end of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| after all |
in the end, despite the circumstances or previous expectations. [1/2 definitions] |
| after-school |
occurring after school hours, esp. from the time school is over until the end of the work day. |
| al fine |
to the finish (used as a musical direction to continue to the end of a repeated section). |
| almond |
having the shape of an almond seed; oval with one pointed end. [1/6 definitions] |
| alpha and omega |
the beginning and the end; the greatest or most fundamental of all; the first and last. [1/2 definitions] |
| ambulatory |
in architecture, an aisle around the end of a church's choir section. [1/5 definitions] |
| amen |
thus it is; may it be so (used at the end of a prayer or statement to express agreement or approval). [1/3 definitions] |
| amphiprostyle |
having a row of columns at each end but none along the sides, as an ancient Greek temple. |
| annex |
something added to a document, usu. at the end; appendix. [1/4 definitions] |