last /lɑst/
1. the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
synset: stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
synset: last
3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
synset: last
4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
synset: last
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
synset: last
7. the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
synset: last, shoemaker's_last, cobbler's_last
1. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
2. continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"
synset: survive, last, live, live_on, go, endure, hold_up, hold_out
1. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
synset: last
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
synset: last
3. occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
synset: concluding, final, last, terminal
4. most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
synset: last
5. occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
synset: last
6. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
7. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
8. not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
9. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
synset: last, last-place, lowest
1. most recently; "I saw him last in London"
synset: last
2. the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
synset: last, lastly, in_conclusion, finally
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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