Definition of
Deadwood
- (noun, plant) a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
- (noun, attribute) someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Deadwood
Alternate forms of Deadwood
Hypernyms: branch, redundance, redundancy
Origin of the word Deadwood
- 1887 in fig. sense of "useless person or thing," orig. Amer.Eng. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper