Last
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: after everything else; finally
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. Most recent, latest, last so far. Least preferable.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To perform, carry out. To endure, continue over time. To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing 12 sacks or 2184 pounds. An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
Example sentence: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Finale
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
Example sentence: I can't say that the ending of a story is always the best part of the story, and yet there's sort of this implicit idea that the finale is somehow supposed to be the mind-blowing best episode of a show. The question is: Why is that? Why do people make that assumption?