Term: blind alley: (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: spread eagle: a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: paragraph: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: snap: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: opisthorchiasis: infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: bearing: dignified manner or conduct
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: undescended testis: a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: precious metal: any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: sarraceniales: plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: pyelogram: an X ray of the kidneys and ureters
Broader: course: a mode of action | Unrelated: helm: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered