dead enddead-endn.

Etymology: dead adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2.

1. A closed end of a water-pipe, passage, etc., through which there is no way; also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [noun] > the closed end of something

dead end1886

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Oct. 2/1 There are, of course, fire-cocks and valves on dead-ends, but these are not efficient to thoroughly free water-pipes from incrustations and deposits.

1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 199 This is what is termed a ‘dead-end’ warehouse..the waggons come in and go out the same way, and cannot be taken through the warehouse.

1960 V. Nabokov Invitation to Beheading xv. 147 Several times Cincinnatus found himself in a cul-de-sac, and then M'sieur Pierre would tug at his calves, making him back out of the dead end.

a. figurative. Esp. a policy, course of action, etc., that leads nowhere; a ‘blind alley’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

fool's erranda1629

job1680

water haul1823

rainbow chase1840

Sisyphism1846

blind alley1854

fool's gold1870

mug's game1900

Saltash luck1914

dead end1922

boondoggle1947

1922 M. Arlen ‘Piracy’ iii. xiv. 257 I felt..that there was a ‘dead-end’ at the end of my life.

1928 Daily Tel. 24 July 12/1 Young men..who are either working into a dead end or engaged in an industry that has a restricted future.

1934 Discovery Mar. 60/2 Once we came to a dead-end when we had no idea which way to turn.

1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 46 From the dead-ends of greed and sin.

b. attributive or as adj. (a) That leads nowhere; having no possibilities for advance, promotion, etc.; (b) dead-end kid: a tough young person such as lives in back-streets or slums; also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding

unspeedya1300

speedless13..

improfitablea1325

unthriftyc1374

unnotefula1400

rewardless1481

thriveless1521

unbehovablea1557

thriftless1568

profitless1574

ungainful1599

unprofiteda1616

unthriving1617

ungaining1632

endlessa1640

gainless1640

improficuous1650

unrewarding1651

uncompensated1775

unrepaying1829

ungainsome1832

blind alley1902

dead end1928

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > street people > children > street-child

blackguard1699

street girl1764

street boy1796

mudlark1814

street urchin1827

gamin1832

street child1839

Arab1847

street Arab1853

muckworm1859

scuttler1867

gutter-snipec1869

gutter-child1870

gavroche1876

gutter-snippet1891

voyoua1896

street kid1910

dead-end kid1928

gurrier1936

1928 Observer 15 Jan. 5 He deplores the fate of boys who get into dead-end employments.

1940 J. B. Priestley Postscripts 17 Overgrown, tormenting, cruel schoolboys—middle-aged ‘dead end kids’.

1943 J. S. Huxley TVA xi. 86 No dead-end formula has killed the creative ability of the team.

1946 [see dead-ending n. at Derivatives].

1958 New Statesman 20 Dec. 869/2 It is not difficult to present France..as Europe's Dead End Kid.

1963 Economist 20 Apr. 254/1 Workers shifting out of dead-end jobs and dead-end areas into ‘approved’ new spots.

3. (See quot. 1940.)

ΚΠ

1922 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics II. 670/1 A large increase in effective resistance also results from the attachment of a ‘dead’ end coil having large mutual inductance to the section.

1925 P. J. Risdon Crystal Receivers & Circuits 10 The unused portion of the coil, although not directly in the circuit, is joined on to it, and produces an effect known as dead-end loss.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 226/1 Dead end, the unused portion of an inductance coil in an oscillatory circuit. Dead-end effect, the increase in effective resistance of an inductance coil due to currents circulating in the unused end-turns shunted by their self-capacity.

Derivatives

dead-ˈend v. (transitive) to bring to a dead end; intransitive, to come to a dead end.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > bring to an impasse

checkmatea1400

stalec1470

set1577

stallc1591

embog1602

nonplus1605

stalemate1765

stump1807

pound1827

to stick up1853

snooker1889

stymie1902

biff1915

dead-end1921

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > come to a dead-end (of a car)

dead-end1921

1921 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 641/2 Engineers..are not dead-ended so easily.

dead-ˈendedness n. the quality of leading nowhere or failing to advance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse > quality of leading nowhere

dead-endedness1950

1950 H. J. Massingham Curious Traveller iii. 53 The dead-endedness of modern life in which the rational faculty has overborne the poetic perception of reality.

dead-ˈending n. (see quot. 1946).

ΚΠ

1946 A. Phelps I couldn't care Less x. 75 There were some..Americans who..made a habit of flying through the most appalling weather. We nicknamed them the ‘Deadend Kids’... To this day the term ‘Dead-ending’ persists to describe flying through unusually bad weather.

1958 G. Usher Death in Bag xi. 105 The car..took an even narrower lane dead-ending in a concreted farmyard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	dead end
释义	dead enddead-endn. Etymology: dead adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. 1. A closed end of a water-pipe, passage, etc., through which there is no way; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [noun] > the closed end of something dead end1886 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Oct. 2/1 There are, of course, fire-cocks and valves on dead-ends, but these are not efficient to thoroughly free water-pipes from incrustations and deposits. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 199 This is what is termed a ‘dead-end’ warehouse..the waggons come in and go out the same way, and cannot be taken through the warehouse. 1960 V. Nabokov Invitation to Beheading xv. 147 Several times Cincinnatus found himself in a cul-de-sac, and then M'sieur Pierre would tug at his calves, making him back out of the dead end. 2. a. figurative. Esp. a policy, course of action, etc., that leads nowhere; a ‘blind alley’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 fool's erranda1629 job1680 water haul1823 rainbow chase1840 Sisyphism1846 blind alley1854 fool's gold1870 mug's game1900 Saltash luck1914 dead end1922 boondoggle1947 1922 M. Arlen ‘Piracy’ iii. xiv. 257 I felt..that there was a ‘dead-end’ at the end of my life. 1928 Daily Tel. 24 July 12/1 Young men..who are either working into a dead end or engaged in an industry that has a restricted future. 1934 Discovery Mar. 60/2 Once we came to a dead-end when we had no idea which way to turn. 1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 46 From the dead-ends of greed and sin. b. attributive or as adj. (a) That leads nowhere; having no possibilities for advance, promotion, etc.; (b) dead-end kid: a tough young person such as lives in back-streets or slums; also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding unspeedya1300 speedless13.. improfitablea1325 unthriftyc1374 unnotefula1400 rewardless1481 thriveless1521 unbehovablea1557 thriftless1568 profitless1574 ungainful1599 unprofiteda1616 unthriving1617 ungaining1632 endlessa1640 gainless1640 improficuous1650 unrewarding1651 uncompensated1775 unrepaying1829 ungainsome1832 blind alley1902 dead end1928 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > street people > children > street-child blackguard1699 street girl1764 street boy1796 mudlark1814 street urchin1827 gamin1832 street child1839 Arab1847 street Arab1853 muckworm1859 scuttler1867 gutter-snipec1869 gutter-child1870 gavroche1876 gutter-snippet1891 voyoua1896 street kid1910 dead-end kid1928 gurrier1936 1928 Observer 15 Jan. 5 He deplores the fate of boys who get into dead-end employments. 1940 J. B. Priestley Postscripts 17 Overgrown, tormenting, cruel schoolboys—middle-aged ‘dead end kids’. 1943 J. S. Huxley TVA xi. 86 No dead-end formula has killed the creative ability of the team. 1946 [see dead-ending n. at Derivatives]. 1958 New Statesman 20 Dec. 869/2 It is not difficult to present France..as Europe's Dead End Kid. 1963 Economist 20 Apr. 254/1 Workers shifting out of dead-end jobs and dead-end areas into ‘approved’ new spots. 3. (See quot. 1940.) ΚΠ 1922 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics II. 670/1 A large increase in effective resistance also results from the attachment of a ‘dead’ end coil having large mutual inductance to the section. 1925 P. J. Risdon Crystal Receivers & Circuits 10 The unused portion of the coil, although not directly in the circuit, is joined on to it, and produces an effect known as dead-end loss. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 226/1 Dead end, the unused portion of an inductance coil in an oscillatory circuit. Dead-end effect, the increase in effective resistance of an inductance coil due to currents circulating in the unused end-turns shunted by their self-capacity. Derivatives dead-ˈend v. (transitive) to bring to a dead end; intransitive, to come to a dead end. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > bring to an impasse checkmatea1400 stalec1470 set1577 stallc1591 embog1602 nonplus1605 stalemate1765 stump1807 pound1827 to stick up1853 snooker1889 stymie1902 biff1915 dead-end1921 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > come to a dead-end (of a car) dead-end1921 1921 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 641/2 Engineers..are not dead-ended so easily. dead-ˈendedness n. the quality of leading nowhere or failing to advance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse > quality of leading nowhere dead-endedness1950 1950 H. J. Massingham Curious Traveller iii. 53 The dead-endedness of modern life in which the rational faculty has overborne the poetic perception of reality. dead-ˈending n. (see quot. 1946). ΚΠ 1946 A. Phelps I couldn't care Less x. 75 There were some..Americans who..made a habit of flying through the most appalling weather. We nicknamed them the ‘Deadend Kids’... To this day the term ‘Dead-ending’ persists to describe flying through unusually bad weather. 1958 G. Usher Death in Bag xi. 105 The car..took an even narrower lane dead-ending in a concreted farmyard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1886
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