Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ends

/ɛndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: ends
IPA: /ɛndz/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The area in close proximity to one's home; neighbourhood.

noun

Slang

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of end

noun

noun

Acronym of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System, e.g. a vape, e-cigarette, etc.

Example Sentences

"Don't come 'round my ends again, yeah?"
"On August 6, following the circulation of conflicting accounts of the shooting, the grime MC Scorcher tweeted, '25 years ago police killed my grandma in her house in Tottenham and the whole ends rioted, 25 years on and they're still keepin up fuckry.'"
"I'm so London, I'm so south / Food in the ends like there ain't no drought / Flipz don't talk like he's got no mouth"
"Come to my ends, you must be crazy"
"Don-E, I roll thru my ends with my Bape hoodie"
"But they are also bound up in Black British youth culture: neighbourhood incubators for music, affordable places to hang, landmarks of “the ends”."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

ENDSs (plural)

Synonyms

hood manor bits

Rhymes With

friends dead-ends depends trends sends tends extends spends recommends intends defends attends

Questions

How do you pronounce ends?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛndz/.
What does ends mean?: plural of end

How to pronounce ends

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