dead end

Definition of Dead End in English :

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Noun

1. cul, cul de sac, dead end

a passage with access only at one end

2. dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Example Sentences:
'reached an impasse on the negotiations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dead End

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noun

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

verb also: dead-end

4. (intransitive) mainly US and Canadian

to come to a dead end

verb (intransitive)

US and Canadian

to come to a dead end

The path dead-ends after about a mile.

Dead End

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1.

an end of a street, alley, etc. that has no regular exit

2.

a situation from which there seems no way to escape, move forward, etc.; an impasse

adjective

1.

having only one exit or outlet

a dead-end street

2.

giving no opportunity for progress or advancement

a dead-end job

3. US, Informal

of or characteristic of slums or slum life

verb intransitive

4.

to terminate in a dead end

said as of a street

5.

to reach or come to a dead end

to dead-end in a middle management position

Dead End

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adj.

1. Having no exit except for going back the way one came.

2. Permitting no opportunity for progress or advancement: a dead-end job.

3. Informal Tough and rowdy: a dead-end gang.

intr.v. dead-end·ed, dead-end·ing, dead-ends

To terminate with no exit: The road dead-ends at the lake.

n.

1.

a. An end of a passage, especially a street, that affords no exit.

b. A street or road affording no exit.

2. A situation or subject that allows for no progress or development.

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