name, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded wordnet
3. 3
   People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a branch or a part of a tree that is dead wordnet
5. 5
   Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space. broadly, countable, uncountable

   "The defendant […] sustained the injuries at Swatzell's switch, by getting his arm caught between the deadwoods of two freight cars […]"

9. 9
   Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    Cards that have been discarded. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
2. 2
   A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.
4. 4
   A ghost town in Placer County, California, United States.
5. 5
   A ghost town in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

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6. 6
   A ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States.
7. 7
   An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
8. 8
   An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
9. 9
   A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
10. 10
    An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

advantageallowancebinebonesboughbranch

Example

More examples

"I like prune the deadwood from plants to allow them to regrow healthy branches that bear fruit."

Etymology

From dead + wood.

Related phrases

british columbiacounty seatlawrence countysouth dakota

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