end vs extremity

extremity vs end

end and extremity both are nouns.

end is a verb but extremity is not a verb.

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

As nouns, extremity is a hypernym of end; that is, extremity is a word with a broader meaning than end:

end: either extremity of something that has length
extremity: the outermost or farthest region or point

end (noun)	extremity (noun)
the part you are expected to play	an external body part that projects from the body
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line	that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	the outermost or farthest region or point
a final part or section	the greatest or utmost degree
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it	an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or 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)	extremity (verb)
bring to an end or halt
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

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