blocked vs dead-end

blocked

adj
  • Banned or barred from connecting or logging on. 

  • Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded. 

  • Unable to move owing to an obstruction. 

  • Disabled or disconnected, so as to prevent access. 

  • Drunk 

dead-end

adj
  • Going nowhere; blocked. 

verb
  • To come to a dead-end. 

noun
  • A road with no exit. 

  • A position that offers no hope of progress. 

How often have the words blocked and dead-end occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )