dead-end . dead-end {v.} To not continue normally but end in a closure (said of streets). Our street dead-ends on the lake. Categories: add yours add yours {v.} Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2025 To section: D Subscribe to: American Idioms► Also consider the parent subscriptions (3)Idioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Comment on this entry Comment on this entry