terminus vs end

terminus and end both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of terminus include terminal.

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

terminus: the ultimate goal for which something is done
end: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

Other hypernyms of terminus include goal.

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

Other hypernyms of terminus include terminal.

terminus (noun)	end (noun)
either end of a railroad or bus route	the part you are expected to play
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
the ultimate goal for which something is done	a final part or section
a place where something ends or is complete	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

terminus (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