(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
STOP
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
DANCE
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
a party for social dancing
a party of people assembled for dancing
END
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
be the end of; be the las
SECEDE
withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
SEVER
cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
WEAN
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"