English Explanatory Dictionary

dead end

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
  2. The inner end of a drift or tunnel.
  3. A position that offers no hope of change or progress.
  4. A split end in the hair.

Pronunciation

en-au-dead end.ogg

Word forms

dead end dead ends dead-end deadend

Synonyms

cul-de-sac blind alley impasse

Related words

no outlet no through road

Derived words

dead-ender genetic dead end
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