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Dead end   /dɛd ɛnd/   Listen
Dead end

noun
1.
A passage with access only at one end.  Synonyms: cul, cul de sac.
2.
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.  Synonyms: deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill.






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"Dead end" Quotes from Famous Books



... bet I think it will be their lest ettempt, a final effort to get meney and revenge. We must wound es many ef them es we ken, end ellow the survivors to kerry off the dead end wounded. Thet will be the end of it. I met Toner, end he tells me old Newcome is ep and eway. Toner kent come, for Newcome hes threatened ...
— Two Knapsacks - A Novel of Canadian Summer Life • John Campbell



Words linked to "Dead end" :   situation, passage



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