Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

end-to-end

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: end--to-end
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a collection of items, arranged so that each end of a given item is adjacent to one end of a different item.

adj

From one end to the other; entire.

adj

Smoothly alternating between attacking and defensive plays.

Example Sentences

"We laid a long end-to-end row of bricks."
"The end-to-end trip takes about forty minutes."
"End-to-end encryption involves uninterrupted protection of data traveling between two communicating parties."
"There is a vestibule connection at each end of every vehicle, so that however how long the train an end-to-end passage is possible."
"End-to-end journey times could be double that of lorries on the expanding motorway network, and it was more difficult than ever to path trains between fast passenger services."
"Telegram, however, only turns on end-to-end encryption for “secret chats”, an option that users must actively select for each individual contact. Such chats “are meant for people who want more secrecy than the average fella”, the service explains in an FAQ."

Frequently Paired Words

back-to-back top-to-bottom soup-to-nuts

Synonyms

throughout

Antonyms

side-by-side

Questions

What does end-to-end mean?: Of a collection of items, arranged so that each end of a given item is adjacent to one end of a different item.

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