abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. [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 of something to the other side. [4/5 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 |
used to tell what really happened in the end even though there was a possibility of something else happening. [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 |
a word used at the end of a prayer or statement to mean "may it be so." |
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] |