dead-end

• deadend

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

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dead-end (comparative more dead-end, superlative most dead-end)

1. Going nowhere; blocked.

   a dead-end street

   a dead-end job

dead-end (third-person singular simple present dead-ends, present participle dead-ending, simple 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!

dead-end (plural dead-ends)

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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