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Definitions for Deadwood

[1] the dead branches on a tree; dead branches or trees.
[2] useless or burdensome persons or things: He cut the deadwood from his staff.
[3] (in writing) unnecessary words, phrases, or exposition; expendable verbiage.
[4] Nautical . a solid construction, serving only as reinforcement, located between the keel of a vessel and the stem or sternpost.
[5] Bowling . pins remaining on the alley after having been knocked down by the ball.
[6] 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.
[7] dead trees or branches
[8] informal a useless person; encumbrance
[9] nautical a filler piece between the keel and the stern of a wooden vessel

Words related to Deadwood

unnecessary, peripheral, petty, inessential, dispensable, excessive, expendable, extraneous, insignificant, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, hanger-on, lagniappe, spare, superfluity, triviality

Words nearby Deadwood

deadly sins, deadman, deadpan, deadrise, deadweight tonnage, deadwood, deadwork, deaerate, deaf, deaf aid, deaf as a post

Origin of Deadwood

First recorded in 1720–30; dead + wood1

Synonyms for Deadwood

unnecessary, inessential, peripheral, petty, dispensable, excess baggage, excessive, expendable, extraneous, insignificant, superfluous, trivial, unimportant