deadheads

Pruned wilted flowers

Deadheads has two main meanings.

Deadheads are devoted fans of the Grateful Dead, the American rock band known for its improvisational style and touring culture: Deadheads followed the band from city to city.

Separately, deadheads are spent flower blooms that gardeners remove to encourage new growth: She pinched off the deadheads from her roses.

gardening

pruning

Cutting vegetation for health

perennials · annuals · roses · petals · buds · floriculture · horticulture · gardening · cultivation · seedlings

fans

groupies

Obsessive celebrity followers

diehards · enthusiasts · cultists · fandom · subculture · aficionados · zealots · fanatics · collectors · votaries

touring

concerts

Live musical performances

roadtrip · jamming · setlist · gigs · venues · bootlegs · improvisation · encore · live shows · soundcheck

transport

repositioning

Moving to new spot

freight · hauling · backhaul · unladen · dispatch · fleet · cargo · shipping · airlines · buses

Categories
Opposites
FLORAL VITALITY (gardening)

deadheadsblossoms

Flowers on trees

fresh flowers · new growth

FAN DEVOTION (cultural)

deadheadsnon-fans

People uninterested in something

haters · detractors · squares

Family

deadhead, deadheading, deadheaded

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Rated G