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destroy vs end

end vs destroy

destroy is not a noun while end is a noun.

destroy and end both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
end Yes No Yes No
As verbs, end is a hyponym of destroy; that is, end is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • end: put an end to
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (noun) end (noun)
the part you are expected to play
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
a final part or section
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the last section of a communication
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
either extremity of something that has length
a boundary marking the extremities of something
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
a final state
the point in time at which something ends
destroy (verb) end (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly bring to an end or halt
destroy completely; damage irreparably put an end to
put (an animal) to death have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
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