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DEAD END
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dead end mean?
• DEAD END (noun)
The noun DEAD END has 2 senses:
1. a passage with access only at one end
2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Familiarity information: DEAD END used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A passage with access only at one end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cul; cul de sac; dead end
Hypernyms ("dead end" is a kind of...):
passage (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
dead end; deadlock; impasse; stalemate; standstill
Context example:
reached an impasse on the negotiations
Hypernyms ("dead end" is a kind of...):
situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)
Context examples
This allele, which encodes dead end protein homolog 1 protein, plays a role in regulating gene expression by prohibiting miRNA-mediated gene suppression.
(DND1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Dead end protein homolog 1 (353 aa, ~39 kDa) is encoded by the human DND1 gene.
(Dead End Protein Homolog 1, NCI Thesaurus)
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