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PRONUNCIATION OF DEADWOOD

deadwood  [ˈdɛdˌwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEADWOOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deadwood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEADWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deadwood in the English dictionary

The first definition of deadwood in the dictionary is dead trees or branches. Other definition of deadwood is a useless person; encumbrance. Deadwood is also a filler piece between the keel and the stern of a wooden vessel.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEADWOOD


bloodwood
ˈblʌdˌwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
cordwood
ˈkɔːdˌwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
Goodwood
ˈɡʊdˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
groundwood
ˈɡraʊndˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
plywood
ˈplaɪˌwʊd
redwood
ˈrɛdˌwʊd
rosewood
ˈrəʊzˌwʊd
roundwood
ˈraʊndˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
Tollywood
ˈtɒlɪˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd
wildwood
ˈwaɪldˌwʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEADWOOD

deadhouse
deadlier
deadliest
deadlift
deadlight
deadline
deadliness
deadlock
deadlocked
deadly
deadly nightshade
deadly sins
deadman
deadmen
deadness
deadpan
deadpanner
deadstock
deadweight
deaerate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEADWOOD

Atwood
briarwood
candlewood
cottonwood
dawn redwood
dogwood
driftwood
Eastwood
elmwood
firewood
from the wood
kingwood
Kollywood
oakwood
out of the wood
pinewood
sandalwood
torchwood
Wedgwood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of deadwood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deadwood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEADWOOD

Find out the translation of deadwood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deadwood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deadwood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朽木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madera muerta
570 millions of speakers

English

deadwood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Deadwood
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأغصان الميتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сухостой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Deadwood
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Deadwood
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bois morts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kayu mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枯れ木
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽은 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deadwood
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gổ khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Deadwood
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेडवुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deadwood
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rami secchi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Deadwood
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сухостій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Deadwood
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

deadwood
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Deadwood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Deadwood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deadwood

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADWOOD»

The term «deadwood» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.976 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADWOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deadwood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deadwood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deadwood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEADWOOD»

Discover the use of deadwood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deadwood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills
Explores the people, places, and history of the most dangerous settlement in the West, and looks at the characters and events captured by the HBO drama series, including interviews with the cast and photographs of the show.
David Milch, 2006
2
Deadwood: The Golden Years
Chronicles Deadwood, South Dakota, a typical American frontier and gold rush town, especially the volatile years 1875-1925.
Watson Parker, 1981
3
Deadwood
"BRAUN IS ONE OF THE BEST!"—Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series It Was A Great Place To Visit-And The Perfect Place To Die... Five thousand dollars.
Matt Braun, 2007
4
Deadwood
Considers the HBO series Deadwood in the context of the television Western genre and the intersection of capital and violence in American history.
Ina Rae Hark, 2012
5
Tales from Deadwood
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Mike Jameson, 2005
6
Deadwood: 1876-1976
Photographs of the legendary Wild West town, frequented by Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, and other characters.
Beverly Pechan, Bill Groethe, 2005
7
Deadwood
Perhaps Nathaniel Jones was naive.
Douglas Hirt, 1998
8
Old Deadwood Days
Calamity Jane lived there, Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back there and Buffalo Bill was an irregular visitor, not to mention Seth Bullock, Mineral Jack, Slippery Sam, Cold Deck Johnny, and Belle Haskell, the best-known madam in town. ¯ ...
Estelline Bennett, 1982
9
Deadwood
Vince had to round up a cowardly turncoat who bore the blood of cavalrymen. Plunging into the raw region that few returned from, Vince found that the trail led to Deadwood, where King Colt ruled with a hangman's rope and a bottle of rotgut.
Walker A. Tompkins, 2004
10
Haunted Deadwood: A True Wild West Ghost Town
Mark Shadley and Josh Wennes prospect for ghostly activity as industriously as the town’s former inhabitants dug for gold—and strike it just as rich.
Mark Shadley, Josh Wennes, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEADWOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deadwood is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Farmers market may crop up in Deadwood
DEADWOOD — Locally grown produce might be cropping up in Deadwood this harvest season, as the Deadwood City Commission set a ... «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
2
New games in Deadwood are starting off with a bang
Deadwood kicked off keno, craps and roulette in a few casinos last Wednesday and gaming officials says the first week was a success. «KEVN Black Hills Fox, Jul 15»
3
Hitch up for this weekend's Deadwood Stagecoach Days: 1876-1890
DEADWOOD — An event unlike any other in the region, Deadwood Stagecoach Days: 1876-1890 rolls in this weekend at the Days of '76 ... «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
DEADWOOD RECYLING
President Mugabe yesterday reshuffled his deadwood around but balked at bringing his wife, Grace into Cabinet. Grace had insisted that she ... «NewsdzeZimbabwe, Jul 15»
5
Governor's Agricultural Summit July 9, 10 in Deadwood
A Black Hills Ag Tour is part of the governor's ag summit in Deadwood this week. Among the tour stops is the Belle Fourche Irrigation District. «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
6
Country star to bring energy to Deadwood stage
Country star Joe Nichols will play hits like "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" and "Yeah" at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Deadwood Mountain ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
7
Deadwood launches keno, craps and roulette
After voters and legislators said yes, the addition of keno, craps and roulette to Deadwood casinos was signed into law last March by Gov. «KEVN Black Hills Fox, Jul 15»
8
Hypothermia blamed in death of RC woman in Deadwood
DEADWOOD — Hypothermia has been ruled as the cause of death of a Rapid City woman found dead in Deadwood on May 4. Deadwood ... «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
9
Historic Anderson Ranch receives Deadwood grant
The grants are awarded through the State Historical Society's Deadwood Fund grant program, with funding for the program derived from ... «Rapid City Journal, Jun 15»
10
Deadwood offering craps, roulette and keno starting July 1st
The wait is over, starting Wednesday at 8am in Deadwood casinos the games of craps, roulette and keno will officially be playable. Cadillac ... «KEVN Black Hills Fox, Jun 15»

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