end on

end on

Of an object, having one end touching or next to the end of something else. Those tiles need to be positioned end on with these ones, that's how the pattern is formed. If you laid out all her books end on, I bet you they would stretch all the way down the street! No, move those picture frames closer together—they need to be end on with each other.

See also: end, on

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