dead-end

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Definitions

noun

A road with no exit.“We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.”
(by extension) A position that offers no hope of progress.“Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.”

verb

To come to a dead-end.“Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!”

adjective

Going nowhere; blocked.“a dead-end job”

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Synonyms

cul-de-sac impasse no-win standstill hopeless pointless intractable neutral deadlock landlocked gridlock alley standoff rut logjam stalemate

Rhymes

dead end headend deadend bed end head end instead end lead end read end red end thread end

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