dead-end
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dead-end
(dĕd′ĕnd′)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.
dead′ end′
n.
1. a street, corridor, etc., that has no exit.
2. a position with no hope of progress; blind alley.
[1885–90]
dead′-end′
adj.
1. terminating in a dead end.
2. offering no possibility for advancement: a dead-end job.
3. living in the slums: a dead-end kid.
v.i. 4. to terminate in a dead end.
[1885–90]
dead-end
Past participle: dead-ended
Gerund: dead-ending
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| Adj. | 1. | dead-end - lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job" inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly |
Translations
dead
(ded) adjective1. without life; not living. a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.
2. not working and not giving any sign of being about to work. The phone/engine is dead.
3. absolute or complete. There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.
adverb completely. dead drunk.
ˈdeaden verb to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc. That will deaden the pain.
ˈdeadly adjective1. causing death. a deadly poison.
2. very great. He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).
3. very dull or uninteresting. What a deadly job this is.
adverb extremely. deadly dull; deadly serious.
dead end a road closed off at one end.
ˈdead-end adjective leading nowhere. a dead-end job.
dead heat a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.
dead language a language no longer spoken, eg Latin.
ˈdeadline noun a time by which something must be done or finished. Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay.
ˈdeadlock noun a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible. Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock.
to set a deadline (not dateline) for finishing a job.