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- [ded-woo d]
- /ˈdɛdˌwʊd/
- /ˈde.ˌdwʊd/
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- [ded-woo d]
- /ˈdɛdˌwʊd/
Definitions of deadwood word
- noun deadwood dead trees or branches 3
- noun deadwood a useless person; encumbrance 3
- noun deadwood a filler piece between the keel and the stern of a wooden vessel 3
- noun deadwood dead wood on trees 3
- noun deadwood a useless or burdensome person or thing 3
- noun deadwood heavy timbers at the bow or, esp., the stern of a wooden ship, just above the keel 3
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Origin of deadwood
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; dead + wood1
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Parts of speech for Deadwood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deadwood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deadwood usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deadwood
adj deadwood
- unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- dispensable — capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
noun deadwood
- hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- spare tire — a tire used or kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle.
- superfluity — the state of being superfluous.
Antonyms for deadwood
adj deadwood
- needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
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