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| elapse |
the passage or ending of a period of time; lapse. [1/2 definitions] |
| evening |
a time of decline; ending. [1/4 definitions] |
| expiry |
a termination or ending, esp. of an agreement or contract; expiration. |
| Fenian |
a member of a group formed in the nineteenth century to advocate the ending of British rule in Ireland, composed of Irish and Irish-Americans. |
| finish |
a death, downfall, or conclusive ending. [1/11 definitions] |
| Holy Roman Empire |
the empire of central European, Germanic-speaking nations and Italy, beginning with Charlemagne's reign as Roman emperor in 800 A.D. or the crowning of Otto I in 962, and ending in 1806. |
| horsehead fiddle |
a Mongolian stringed instrument played with a bow, having a box-shaped body and a neck ending in a carving of a horse. |
| -ility |
(such) a quality or condition of being (used to form abstract nouns from adjectives ending in -le or -ile.). |
| -ine2 |
used as an ending of feminine nouns, names, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| integration |
the ending of racial separation or segregation, esp. as occurring in the United States. [1/3 definitions] |
| joke |
a short fictional story told to provoke laughter, esp. in reaction to the ending. [1/7 definitions] |
| morning |
the earliest part of the day, beginning about sunrise and ending about noon. [1/4 definitions] |
| nonending |
combined form of ending. |
| -osity |
(such) a state, condition, or quality (used to form nouns from adjectives ending in -ose or -ous). |
| -phorous |
bearing or producing (used to form adjectives from certain nouns ending in -phore). |
| -plastic |
used to form adjectives from nouns ending in "-plasm," "-plast," or "-plasty". [1/2 definitions] |
| Precambrian |
of, relating to, or designating the earliest geological era, ending approximately 600 million years ago, when the earth's crust was formed and the first evidence of life appeared. [1/2 definitions] |
| punch1 |
to record the time of beginning or ending work by using (a time clock). [1/6 definitions] |
| punch out |
to record the time of ending work, esp. by pressing a card into a device called a time clock. |
| receptor |
a structure, such as a nerve ending, that receives sensory information. [1/2 definitions] |
| rest1 |
the ending or absence of motion. [1/20 definitions] |
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