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dead·wood
 deadwood
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- pronunciation:
- ded
wUd
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead.
We should trim the deadwood on that tree. |
| definition 2: |
unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder the smooth function or progress of an enterprise.
The new manager's first task was to get rid of the deadwood among the workers. |
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