deadwood meaning

deadwood as a noun

1. a branch or a part of a tree that is dead

   Type of: branch

2. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded

   Synonyms: fifth wheel

   Type of: redundancy

deadwood in a sentence

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

How to pronounce deadwood

deadwood is pronounced /ˈdɛdwʊd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with deadwood

• redwood