Associations to the word «Deadwood»

Wiktionary

DEADWOOD, noun. Coarse woody debris
DEADWOOD, noun. People judged to be superfluous to an organization or project
DEADWOOD, noun. Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early

Dictionary definition

DEADWOOD, noun. A branch or a part of a tree that is dead.
DEADWOOD, noun. Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King