dead wood
Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise uselessMatters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight.
» Tom was found dead in the woods.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, uncountable)Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, wood.
Examples
5 sentencesTom was found dead in the woods.
Remove any dead wood or flowers.
They took dead wood from the forest floor.
World organisations function like dead woods and money pits.
EP is a dead wood.
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable