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deadwood

/ˈdɛdwʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
dead-wood
IPA
/ˈdɛdwʊd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cards that have been discarded.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dead + wood.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɛdwʊd/
  • British English: /ˈdɛdwʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deadwoods (plural)

Synonyms

deadfall fifth wheel

Rhymes With

redwood would good could should hold good blood wood understood stood hood -hood

Questions

How do you pronounce deadwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛdwʊd/.
What does deadwood mean?
Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
Where does deadwood come from?
From dead + wood.

How to pronounce deadwood

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