ultimate

1. ultimate (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Final; last in a series.

Example: […] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]

2. ultimate (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Last in a word or other utterance.

3. ultimate (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

Example: the ultimate pleasure

4. ultimate (noun) — sense 4

Definition: The most basic or fundamental of a set of things

5. ultimate (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The final or most distant point; the conclusion

6. ultimate (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The greatest extremity; the maximum

7. ultimate (verb) — sense 7

Definition: To finish; to complete.

Example: These measures have been carried forward with a zeal and unanimity that warrant the hope we entertain, of ultimating the plans in respect to our Temple, before the next meeting of the Maryland Association.