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by-ends

by-ends is the plural of by-end.

Meaning of by-end

Noun

by-end (plural by-ends)

  1. A private end or ambition; a secret purpose or design; hidden agenda.
  2. An incidental or subsidiary aim or objective.

Questions about by-ends

What is by-ends the plural of?
By-ends is the plural of by-end.

Words near by-ends in the dictionary

  1. by-effect
  2. by-effects
  3. by-election
  4. by-elections
  5. by-end
  6. by-ends
  7. by-fellow
  8. by-form
  9. by-forms
  10. by-gone
  11. by-hour

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