deadlocks

[ded-lok]

dead·lock

[ded-lok]
noun
1.
a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate: The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits.
3.
a maximum-security cell for the solitary confinement of a prisoner.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to bring or come to a deadlock.

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Deadlocks is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1770–80; dead + lock1

un·dead·locked, adjective


1. standoff, impasse, draw.

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