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period vs end

end vs period

period and end both are nouns.

period is not a verb while end is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
period Yes No No No
end Yes No Yes No
As nouns, end is a hypernym of period; that is, end is a word with a broader meaning than period:
  • period: the end or completion of something
  • end: the point in time at which something ends
Other hypernyms of period include ending.
period (noun) end (noun)
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations the part you are expected to play
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
an amount of time a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon a final part or section
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the end or completion of something the last section of a communication
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games 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
period (verb) end (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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