# ends

Pronunciation: say "ENDZ" /ɛndz/

## Noun

1. Plural of end. — plural of end
   - Simple: Plural of end. Use this form when you mean more than one end.
   - _The ends of the rope had started to fray._
   - _Workers sealed the ends of each pipe before shipping._
3. The area close to one's home; one's local neighborhood. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)*
   - Simple: The local area or part of town where someone lives.
   - _Everyone around the ends knew his family by name._
   - _She moved across the city but still visits her old ends._
4. Money, particularly cash one has available. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Money, especially cash.
   - _She made decent ends working two jobs all summer._
   - _They blew all their ends on the weekend trip._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of end. — third-person singular simple present indicative of end
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of end. Use this form after he, she, it, or a single thing.
   - _The trail ends at a quiet mountain lake._
   - _Each chapter ends with a question for the reader._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ends (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).