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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn