dead end (noun)
11dead-end — I. noun A street closed at one end; a situation that leads nowhere. Jim drove into a dead end street and had to back out. Mary was in a dead end job. II. v To not continue normally but end in a closure (said of streets). Our street dead ends on… …
12dead-end — a dead end a situation in which no progress can be made. He found himself stuck in a low paid, dead end job. (always before noun) She moved to London to escape from a dead end relationship …
13dead end — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dead end : singular dead end plural dead ends 1) a road or passage that has no way out at one end 2) a situation in which no further progress is possible …
14dead-end job — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dead end job : singular dead end job plural dead end jobs a job that provides you with no chance of getting a better job …
15dead end — /dɛd ˈɛnd / (say ded end) noun 1. a road which is closed at one end; a no through road; cul de sac. 2. a point beyond which no progress is made: my inquiries have come to a dead end …
16dead end — noun Date: 1886 1. an end (as of a street) without an exit 2. a position, situation, or course of action that leads to nothing further …
17dead end — noun an end of a road or passage from which no exit is possible. ↘a situation offering no prospects of progress …
18ˌdead ˈend — noun [C] 1) a road that has no way out at one end 2) a situation in which no more progress is possible …
19dead end — noun 1. a passage with access only at one end (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cul, ↑cul de sac • Hypernyms: ↑passage 2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible reached an impasse on the negotiations …
20ˌdead-end ˈjob — noun [C] a job that provides you with no chance of getting a better job …
