ends

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noun 1

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ADJ.

difficult, free, hard, inside, loose, novel

The novel ends with the main character finally finding peace after years of struggle.

VERB + ENDS

gained, join, make, making, means, mistaking, seem, time

She mistaking the means for the ends cost her the entire project.

ENDS + NOUN

candle, days, death, heroine's, tape

The candle's ends were burned down to little stubs after burning all night.

PREP.

on, up, with

The movie ends with a surprising twist that nobody expected.

ADV.

happily, truly

The movie ends happily with the couple finally reuniting after years apart.

Definitions

noun

Acronym of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System, e.g. a vape, e-cigarette, etc.

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odds and ends

Miscellaneous things; oddments

The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.

make ends meet

To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).

... a schoolmaster, whose income being small, he was fain to keep a glass of good liquor for the entertainment of passengers, by which he made shift to make the two ends of the yea

at loose ends

Without any activity or purpose.

loose ends

Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.

I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends.

tie up loose ends

To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.

Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends.

Example Bank

No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.

Tatoeba · #18572

Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.

Tatoeba · #18669

After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work.

Tatoeba · #24179

I hope I can manage to make both ends meet.

Tatoeba · #24919

The drawer is stuffed full of odds and ends.

Tatoeba · #27149

Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.

Tatoeba · #29461

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