English Explanatory Dictionary

dead-end

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Going nowhere; blocked.
verb
  1. To come to a dead-end.
  2. To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.
noun
  1. A road with no exit.
  2. A position that offers no hope of progress.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛdɛnd/ /dɛdˈɛnd/ en-us-dead-end.ogg

Word forms

dead-end more dead-end most dead-end deadend dead-ends dead-ending dead-ended
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