dead-end (dĕdĕnd′)
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Tweet adj. 1. Having no exit except for going back the way one came. 2. Permitting no opportunity for progress or advancement: a dead-end job. 3. Informal Tough and rowdy: a dead-end gang. intr.v. dead-end·ed, dead-end·ing, dead-ends To terminate with no exit: The road dead-ends at the lake. |
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dead end
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Tweet n. 1. a. An end of a passage, especially a street, that affords no exit. b. A street or road affording no exit. 2. A situation or subject that allows for no progress or development. |
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