noun. Dead wood, including fallen or standing trees, branches, and stumps.

noun. One that is burdensome or superfluous.

noun. Fallen bowling pins that remain on the alley.

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

noun. A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.

noun. Dead trees or branches; useless material.

noun. People who are unproductive; -- used especially in reference to employees.

noun. coarse woody debris

noun. people judged to be superfluous to an organization or project

noun. money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early

noun. a branch or a part of a tree that is dead

noun. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded

branch  redundance  redundancy  

redwood  

becareful  circulator  datav  defibrillator  doorsill  

allowance  bine  bones  bough  branch  

deadwoods