cease in WordNet English dictionary

1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
   cease 
   

1. put an end to a state or an activity
   "Quit teasing your little brother"
   discontinue  stop  cease  give up  quit  lay off 
   
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
   end  stop  finish  terminate  cease