DEAD WOOD


Meaning of DEAD WOOD in English

ˌdead ˈwood BrE AmE , dead‧wood /ˈdedwʊd/ noun [uncountable]

1 . people or things within an organization which are no longer useful or needed

2 . branches of a tree which are no longer alive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.