deadwood 
deadwood
Definition
dead·wood (ded′wo̵od′)
noun
- dead wood on trees
- ☆ a useless or burdensome person or thing
- heavy timbers at the bow or, esp., the stern of a wooden ship, just above the keel
deadwood
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- remove: Most woodlands with public access will have dangerous deadwood removed from main footpaths and access roads.
- envision: To envision deadwood full service salon close to the.
- fall: Leaving standing and fallen deadwood in situ wherever possible should be a long term aim in the management of new urban woodlands.
- stand: The rare stag beetle is reliant upon standing deadwood, this tends to rot from the inside to the outside.
Adjective modifier
- major: The w orks specification included a 20 % height reduction and a 30 % reduction in the weight of major deadwood.
Modifies a noun
- habitat: LAs WT 6 Locally, prepare a leaflet on the deadwood habitat.
- invertebrate: Maintain and sympathetically manage mature and veteran hedgerow and field trees and their associated wildlife [ e.g. specialist deadwood invertebrates and fungi ] .
- phrase: Deadwood Phrases - Prune the deadwood phrases from your writing.
Noun used with modifier
- difficulty: Difficulties deadwood in by the world's an eclectic menu.
Deadwood Quotes
I have fallen in love with American names, The sharp, gaunt names that never get fat, The snakeskin-titles of mining-claims, The plumed war-bonnet of Medicine Hat, Tucson and Deadwood and Lost Mule Flat.
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