Deadfall

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A trap for large animals in which a heavy weight is arranged to fall on and kill or disable the prey.
  • n. A mass of fallen timber and tangled brush.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
  • n. deadwood
  • n. A cheap, rough saloon or bar.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A trap in which a weight is arranged to fall upon and crush the prey, used for large game.
  • n. A smaller trap for rats, etc., in which the fall is a loaded board.
  • n. A tangled mass of fallen trees and underbrush.
  • n. A low drinking- or gaming-place.
    • Word Usage
    "But in heavy snow, when deadfall is buried and wet, a fire can be hard to spark and difficult to maintain."
    Form
    deadfall trap   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deadfall trap    dive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mudhole    safety/selector    stratigraphic    jape    muskrat   
     
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