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end vs climax

climax vs end

end and climax both are nouns.

end and climax both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
end Yes No Yes No
climax Yes No Yes No
As verbs, climax is a hyponym of end; that is, climax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end:
  • end: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • climax: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
end (noun) climax (noun)
the part you are expected to play the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line the decisive moment in a novel or play
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
a final part or section the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it the most severe stage of a disease
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) climax (verb)
bring to an end or halt end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
put an end to
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
Difference between end and climax

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