ALL meanings of deadwood
dead·wood
D d - 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
- noun deadwood the dead branches on a tree; dead branches or trees. 1
- noun deadwood useless or burdensome persons or things: He cut the deadwood from his staff. 1
- noun deadwood (in writing) unnecessary words, phrases, or exposition; expendable verbiage. 1
- noun deadwood Nautical. a solid construction, serving only as reinforcement, located between the keel of a vessel and the stem or sternpost. 1
- noun deadwood Bowling. pins remaining on the alley after having been knocked down by the ball. 1
- noun deadwood Cards. Rummy. cards in a hand that have not been included in sets and are usually counted as points against the holder. Poker. cards that have been discarded. 1
- noun deadwood A branch or part of a tree that is dead. 1
- noun deadwood Course woody debris. 0
- noun deadwood People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project. 0
- noun deadwood Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early. 0
- noun deadwood (bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley. 0
- noun deadwood (nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement. 0
- noun deadwood (by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space. 0
- noun deadwood (Rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand. 0
- noun deadwood (Poker) Cards that have been discarded. 0