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Definitions for Timber

[1] the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
[2] growing trees themselves.
[3] wooded land.
[4] wood, especially when suitable or adapted for various building purposes.
[5] a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like: A timber fell from the roof.
[6] Nautical . (in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib.
[7] personal character or quality: He's being talked up as presidential timber.
[8] Sports . a wooden hurdle, as a gate or fence, over which a horse must jump in equestrian sports.
[9] to furnish with timber.
[10] to support with timber.
[11] to fell timber, especially as an occupation.
[12] a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground.
[13] wood, esp when regarded as a construction material Usual US and Canadian word: lumber (as modifier ) a timber cottage
[14] trees collectively mainly US woodland
[15] a piece of wood used in a structure
[16] nautical a frame in a wooden vessel
[17] potential material, for a post, rank, etc he is managerial timber
[18] (tr) to provide with timbers
[19] a lumberjack's shouted warning when a tree is about to fall

Words related to Timber

forest, log, hardwood, girder, rafter, balk, club, grove, stake, woodland, beam, pole, woods, board, frame, boom, rib, plank, mast, weald

Words nearby Timber

timarau, timaru, timbal, timbale, timbale iron, timber, timber beetle, timber cruiser, timber hitch, timber limit, timber mill

Origin of Timber

before 900; Middle English, Old English: orig., house, building material; cognate with German Zimmer room, Old Norse timbr timber; akin to Gothic timrjan, Greek démein to build. See dome

Words that may be confused with Timber

timber, timbre

Other words from Timber

tim·ber·less , adjective
tim·ber·y , adjective

Word origin for Timber

Old English; related to Old High German zimbar wood, Old Norse timbr timber, Latin domus house

Synonyms for Timber

forest, hardwood, log, balk, beam, board, boom, club, frame, girder, grove, mast, plank, pole, rafter, rib, stake, timberland, weald, woodland, woods, woodlot