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Definition of Dead-end
1. Adjective. Lacking opportunities for development or advancement. "Stuck in a dead-end job"
Definition of Dead-end
1. Adjective. Going nowhere; blocked. ¹
2. Verb. (American English) To come to a dead-end ¹
3. Noun. The end of a road, (or by extension), the end of any event. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dead-end
Literary usage of Dead-end
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On English Poetry: Being an Irregular Approach to the Psychology of this Art by Robert Graves (1922)
"... fantastic jokes and original swearing— THE DEAD END AND THE MAN OF ONE POEM
THE question of why Poets suddenly seem to come to a dead end and stop ..."
2. Bulletin by Montana Historical Society, Library (1920)
"The before mentioned 2700 dead end jobs are going to be filled with 2700 boys
and girls, some of whom cannot be made "dead end" boys and girls, ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The method has in some installations been applied to a structure which forms the
dead end of an underground metallic system and where the structure is ..."
4. Millwrighting by James Francis Hobart (1909)
"No matter where placed, a dead-end always fills with water. If the pipe be a
large one and the dead-end projects vertically upward, the water may run out as ..."
5. Secretary Baker at the Front by Ralph A. Hayes (1918)
"The first glimpse over the dead end of the trench farthest to the front is a
rather disappointing experience. It is disappointing, perhaps, ..."
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