triumph -
a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
defeat,
licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
ending,
conclusion,
finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
win a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
pin,
fall a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
independence the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
landslide a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
last laugh ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last'); "we had the last laugh after the votes were counted"
pyrrhic victory a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
slam,
sweep a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
checkmate a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
