dead-end
dead end
noun
1.
something, as a street or water pipe, that has no exit.
2.
a position that offers no hope of progress; blind alley; cul-de-sac: His theory led him to a dead end.
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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adjective
1.
terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
2.
Also, dead-end·ed. having no possibility for or hope of progress, advancement, etc.: a low-level, dead-end job.
3.
leading a life in the slums: growing up as a tough dead-end kid.
verb (used without object)
4.
to come to a dead end: The road dead-ends at the lake.
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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| dead end | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for cul-de-sac |
| 2. | a situation in which further progress is impossible |
| 3. | dead-end (as modifier): a dead-end street; a dead-end job |
| —vb | |
| 4. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) (intr) to come to a dead end |
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