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Terminal

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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Similar meaning 4

Closing 84% connected

of Close

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Closing 84% connected

of Close

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Fatal 84% connected

Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.

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Fatal 84% connected

Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.

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Narrower term 12

Anode 76% connected

The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; --…

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Cathode 76% connected

The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current p…

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Destination 76% connected

The act of destining or appointing.

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Finish 76% connected

To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

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Goal 76% connected

The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race…

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Heel 76% connected

To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Pole 76% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Terminus 76% connected

Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

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Tip 76% connected

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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Yardarm 76% connected

Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.

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Contact 76% connected

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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Extremity 76% connected

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

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Station 76% connected

The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture.

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Tangency 76% connected

The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching.

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Polar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Polar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Containing whole 3

Battery 70% connected

The act of battering or beating.

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Transit 70% connected

The act of passing; passage through or over.

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Transportation 70% connected

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

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Keyboard 70% connected

The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.

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Pertains to 2

Term 66% connected

That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.

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Terminus 66% connected

Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

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Concluding 92% connected

of Conclude

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Depot 92% connected

A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

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End 92% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Endmost 92% connected

Farthest; remotest; at the very end.

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Final 92% connected

Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

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Last 92% connected

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

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Pole 92% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Terminus 92% connected

Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

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