deadwood

dead·wood  (ddwd)

n.

1. Dead branches or wood on a tree.

2. One that is burdensome or superfluous.

3. also dead wood Sports Fallen bowling pins that remain on the alley.

4. Nautical The vertical planking between the keel of a vessel and the sternpost, serving as a reinforcement.

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deadwood [ˈdɛdˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) dead trees or branches

2. Informal a useless person; encumbrance

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a filler piece between the keel and the stern of a wooden vessel

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deadwood - a branch or a part of a tree that is dead branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
	2.	deadwood - someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded fifth wheel redundance, redundancy - the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"

Translations

deadwood [ˈdedˌwʊd] N (= person) → persona f inútil; (= people) → gente f inútil; (= things) → cosas fpl inútiles
to get rid of the deadwood (in organization) → eliminar al personal inútil

deadwood [ˈdɛdˌwʊd] n (also) (fig) → rami mpl secchi