abatement |
the ending or suppression of a lawsuit, a nuisance, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
Archean |
of, relating to, or designating the earlier of two geological periods of the Precambrian Era, ending approximately 2.5 billion years ago, during which highly crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks were formed; Early Precambrian; Archeozoic; azoic. [1/2 definitions] |
Armistice Day |
November 11, the anniversary of the armistice ending World War I, called Veterans Day in the United States. |
aught2 |
(pl.) the series of ten years beginning with 2000 and ending with 2009 (prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
baroreceptor |
a nerve ending sensitive to blood pressure that helps regulate the dilation of blood vessels in the circulatory system. |
Bermuda shorts |
shorts ending just above the knee, worn by both sexes and often with knee-length socks; bermudas. |
bicuspid |
a tooth ending in two cusps, esp. a premolar. [1/2 definitions] |
catastrophe |
a disastrous conclusion or ending. [1/3 definitions] |
chemoreception |
the response of a sense organ or nerve ending to a chemical stimulus. |
chemoreceptor |
a nerve ending or sensory organ, as of taste or smell, that responds to chemical stimulation. |
closure |
an ending or concluding. [1/3 definitions] |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. [1/2 definitions] |
comic opera |
an opera or operetta, usu. humorous, with some spoken dialogue, and a happy ending. |
compass |
(often pl.) a hinged instrument for drawing circles and arcs, with one leg ending in a point used as the pivot and the other ending in a pencil or pen that traces a curve as it is turned. [1/9 definitions] |
conclusion |
an ending or termination. [1/5 definitions] |
cuspidate |
having, or ending with, a sharp point. [1/2 definitions] |
denounce |
to announce the ending or repudiation of (a treaty or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
die down |
to lessen in intensity; to come close to ending or being extinguished. |
discontinuance |
in law, the ending of a court proceeding before trial, usu. by a plaintiff. [1/2 definitions] |
edge |
the ending point of something, beyond which something may fall. [1/10 definitions] |
elapse |
the passage or ending of a period of time; lapse. [1/2 definitions] |