Dead-end

Pronunciation

Full definition of dead-end

Adjective

1. Going nowhere; blocked.a dead-end streeta dead-end job

Verb

1. (US) To come to a dead-endWatch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!

Noun

1. The end of a road, (or by extension), the end of any event.We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.