English Dictionary

Definition of “timber”

timber (ˈtɪmbə Pronunciation for timber

Definitions

noun

    1. wood, esp when regarded as a construction material Usual US and Canadian word: lumber
    2. (as modifier) ⇒ a timber cottage
    1. trees collectively
    2. (mainly US) woodland
  1. a piece of wood used in a structure
  2. (nautical) a frame in a wooden vessel
  3. potential material, for a post, rank, etc ⇒ he is managerial timber

verb

  1. tr to provide with timbers

exclamation

  1. a lumberjack's shouted warning when a tree is about to fall

Word Origin

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

Synonyms

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= beams, boards, planks
= wood, logs

Translations for 'timber'

  • British English: timberPronunciation for timber Timber is wood used for building houses and making furniture.These woods have been exploited for timber for centuries.ˈtɪmbə NOUN
  • Arabic: خَشَبPronunciation for خَشَب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: madeiraPronunciation for madeira
  • Chinese: 木材Pronunciation for 木材
  • Croatian: drvoPronunciation for drvo
  • Czech: dřevoPronunciation for dřevořezivo
  • Danish: tømmerPronunciation for tømmer
  • Dutch: timmerhoutPronunciation for timmerhout
  • European Spanish: maderaPronunciation for maderaconstrucción
  • Finnish: puutavaraPronunciation for puutavara
  • French: boisPronunciation for bois
  • German: BauholzPronunciation for Bauholz
  • Greek: ξυλείαPronunciation for ξυλεία
  • Italian: legnamePronunciation for legname
  • Japanese: 材木Pronunciation for 材木
  • Korean: 목재Pronunciation for 목재
  • Norwegian: tømmerPronunciation for tømmertrestammer
  • Polish: tarcicaPronunciation for tarcica
  • Portuguese: madeiraPronunciation for madeira
  • Romanian: lemn lemne
  • Russian: строевой лесPronunciation for строевой лес
  • Spanish: maderaPronunciation for madera
  • Swedish: virkePronunciation for virke
  • Thai: ไม้ที่ใช้ในการก่อสร้างPronunciation for ไม้ที่ใช้ในการก่อสร้าง
  • Turkish: kerestePronunciation for kereste
  • Ukrainian: деревина
  • Vietnamese: gỗ xây dựngPronunciation for gỗ xây dựng

Example Sentences Including 'timber'

Bagado had told me to keep my mouth shut about the stowaways and the fresh timber theory.
Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Both windows are fitted with original timber shutters in working condition.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Buckinghamshire's diverse countryside gives rise to an unusual variety of soils and building materials, including brick, flint and timber.
Country Life (2004)
I climb to a second-floor catwalk where the rough timber roof trusses are a few inches above my shoulders.
Globe and Mail (2003)
In selling timber , "you need to be extremely careful in setting the rules of the auctions," he says.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Just don't go wandering down the Ice Cold into the bush below the timber line.
Innes, Hammond High Stand
The giant ice cubes were then coaxed along channels of free water to a mechanism which hoisted them into the timber ice-house.
Gavin Weightman THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002)
The large timber door, set in the central turret, leads into the communal reception hall.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
You put that in an enclosed hold, the oxygen levels drop...' `Cause of death -- fresh timber ,' said Bagado.
Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002)

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