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 Definitions of dead end  [ˈdɛd n]  

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Definition of 'dead end' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dead end
a street, corridor, etc., that has no exit.

2.  dead end
a position with no hope of progress; blind alley.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'dead end' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cul, cul de sac, dead end
a passage with access only at one end

2. (adj) deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
"reached an impasse on the negotiations"

3. (adj) dead-end
lacking opportunities for development or advancement
"stuck in a dead-end job"


Definition of 'dead end' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) dead end
a street with no exit
***We live on a dead end.

2.  dead end
a situation without hope of progress
The job was a dead end.


Translation of 'dead end' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a road closed off at one end.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: doodloopstraat Arabic flag Arabic: طَريق مَسْدود Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: задънена улица
Brazilian flag Brazilian: beco sem saída Czech flag Czech: slepá ulice German flag German: die Sackgasse
Danish flag Danish: lukket vej; blind vej Greek flag Greek: αδιέξοδο Spanish flag Spanish: callejón sin salida
Estonian flag Estonian: tupik Farsi flag Farsi: مسیر بن بست Finnish flag Finnish: umpikuja
French flag French: cul-de-sac Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְלֹא מוֹצָא Hindi flag Hindi: बंद गली
Croatian flag Croatian: krsj ogranka,ćorsokak Hungarian flag Hungarian: zsákutca Indonesian flag Indonesian: buntu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: blindgata Italian flag Italian: vicolo cieco Japanese flag Japanese: 行き止まり
Korean flag Korean: 막다른 골목 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: aklagatvis Latvian flag Latvian: aklā iela; strupceļš
Malay flag Malay: jalan mati Dutch flag Dutch: doodlopende weg Norwegian flag Norwegian: blindvei
Polish flag Polish: ślepa uliczka Persian flag Persian: مسیر بن بست Pashto flag Pashto: بنده لاره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: beco sem saída Romanian flag Romanian: fun­dătură Russian flag Russian: тупик
Slovak flag Slovak: slepá ulica Slovenian flag Slovenian: slepa ulica Serbian flag Serbian: ćorsokak
Swedish flag Swedish: återvändsgata Thai flag Thai: ทางตัน Turkish flag Turkish: çıkmaz sokak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (街道等)閉塞不通的一頭 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: глухий кут Urdu flag Urdu: اندھی بند سڑک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ngõ cụt Chinese flag Chinese: (街道等)闭塞不通的一头

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