'Deadwood' definitions:
Definition of 'deadwood'
(from WordNet)
noun
A branch or a part of a tree that is dead
noun
Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn: fifth wheel, deadwood]
Definition of 'Deadwood'
From: GCIDE
- Deadwood \Dead"wood`\, n.
- 1. (Naut.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Dead trees or branches; useless material. [1913 Webster]
- 3. [fig.] People who are unproductive; -- used especially in reference to employees. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'deadwood'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allowance,
- bine,
- bones,
- bough,
- branch,
- branchedness,
- branchiness,
- bulge,
- burgeon,
- chaff,
- culm,
- dishwater,
- draff,
- dregs,
- dust,
- edge,
- filings,
- flagellum,
- fork,
- frond,
- garbage,
- gash,
- handicap,
- head start,
- hogwash,
- husks,
- leavings,
- lees,
- limb,
- odds,
- offal,
- offscourings,
- offshoot,
- orts,
- overhand,
- parings,
- potsherds,
- rags,
- ramage,
- ramification,
- raspings,
- refuse,
- runner,
- sarment,
- scion,
- scourings,
- scrap iron,
- scraps,
- scum,
- shards,
- shavings,
- shoot,
- slack,
- slag,
- slip,
- slop,
- slops,
- spear,
- spray,
- sprig,
- sprit,
- sprout,
- start,
- stolon,
- stubble,
- sucker,
- sweepings,
- swill,
- switch,
- tares,
- tendril,
- thallus,
- twig,
- vantage,
- wastage,
- waste,
- waste matter,
- wastepaper,
- weeds
Deadwood, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Deadwood, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
1380
Housing Units (2000) :
817
Land area (2000) :
3.776974 sq. miles (9.782318 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.776974 sq. miles (9.782318 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15700
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
44.376718 N, 103.729230 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57732
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.