dead-end

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Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA: /ˈdɛdɛnd/
• (noun, verb) IPA: /dɛdˈɛnd/

Adjective

dead-end

1. Going nowhere; blocked.

   a dead-end street

   a dead-end job

Translations

• French: sans issue

Verb

dead-end (dead-ends, present participle dead-ending; past and past participle dead-ended)

1. (US) To come to a dead-end.

   Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!

Noun

dead-end

1. A road with no exit.

   We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.

2. (by extension, figuratively) A position that offers no hope of progress.

   Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.

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