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What is the noun for deadwood?

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deadwood
  1. Coarse woody debris.
  2. People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
  3. Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
  4. (bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
  5. (nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
  6. (by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
  7. (rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
  8. (poker) Cards that have been discarded.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “After a day of cleaning, we filled the trash bags with all the deadwood from the backyard.”
      “One scout stayed in the boat and myself and the other one cleared branches, bushes and deadwood to get him through and down to the boat.”
      “Studies of coastal temperate rainforests have found at least 80 species that depend directly on deadwood for their survival.”
deadfall
  1. (US) A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
  2. deadwood
  3. (US, slang) A cheap, rough saloon or bar.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “After slugging through deadfall for two hours I reached a ridge overlooking the trail.”
      “Traversing wooded areas with dense tree cover or deadfall required numerous minor detours.”
      “Use any pitfall, deadfall, snare, catch, trap, net, exposed salt or minerals, live decoy, or baited hook.”
deadfalls
  1. plural of deadfall
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The materials for construction of snares and deadfalls are found in the field or are easily carried in the pocket.”
      “They can move quickly and silently through deadfalls that you couldn't even begin to penetrate on a motocross bike.”
      “She'd found plenty of driftwood and deadfalls in the vicinity of the gazebo, enough to construct a crude lean-to on the creek bank.”
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