end vs cease

end and cease both are nouns.

end and cease both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
end	Yes	No	Yes	No
cease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cease is a hyponym of end; that is, cease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end:

end: the point in time at which something ends
cease: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

Other hyponyms of end include death, last, death, demise, dying, period, year-end, close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point, fag end, tail, tail end, fin de siecle, last gasp, expiration, expiry, termination, limit, terminal point, terminus ad quem.

As verbs, end and cease are synonyms defined as:

end and cease: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other synonyms of end include finish, stop, terminate.

end (noun)	cease (noun)
the part you are expected to play	(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
(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

end (verb)	cease (verb)
bring to an end or halt	put an end to a state or an activity
put an end to	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

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