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cul-de-sac

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cul-de-sac has 2 senses
  1. cul, cul de sac, dead end - a passage with access only at one end
    --1 is a kind of passage
  2. blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse - a street with only one way in or out
    --2 is a kind of thoroughfare

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cul-de-sac

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A dead-end street or road with only one entrance or exit.

Sample Sentence with cul-de-sac as a noun: The houses in this quiet neighborhood are arranged around a peaceful cul-de-sac.


Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or located in a cul-de-sac.

Sample Sentence with cul-de-sac as an adjective: Their new house has a beautifully landscaped cul-de-sac backyard.


Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To arrive at a dead-end or reach a point where progress is no longer possible.

Sample Sentence with cul-de-sac as a verb: Despite her efforts, her career cul-de-sacs at middle management level.


Part of Speech: Popular Term

Sense 1: A popular term that could refer to a situation where there is no way forward or a person who seems to have reached a dead-end in life.

Sample Sentence with cul-de-sac as a popular term: After years of struggling, he feels stuck in a financial cul-de-sac.


Part of Speech: Local Term

Sense 1: A local term that could refer to a specific cul-de-sac in a particular neighborhood or region.

Sample Sentence with cul-de-sac as a local term: We're meeting at the park near Maple Street cul-de-sac.


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