timber

Noun

timber (plural timbers)

1. (uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
2. (UK) (uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction. (US) lumber.
3. (countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for things such as roof; also (historically) in the plural, as in ship"s timbers.

Synonyms:

• (trees considered as a source of wood)
• (wood that has been cut ready for construction): lumber, wood
• (beam used to support a roof): beam, rafter

6 letters in word "timber": B E I M R T.

Anagrams of timber:

• betrim

• timbre

Words found within timber:

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• Definitions:
• lumber: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material a beam made of wood forest: land that is covered with trees and shrubs timbre: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
• Lumber or Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use--from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use--as structural material for construction or wood pulp for paper production. ...
• Timber is a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe.
• Timber! is the first episode of the Popular's second season and the overall twenty-third episode of the show.
• Timber was a game manufactured by Midway Games and released 1984.
• Timber is a 1941 animated short film, featuring Donald Duck and Peg-Leg Pete.
• Large wooden boards used in creating the structure of a wall.
• 1. A row of ermine in a nobleman's coat.
• Standing trees. More often used when referring to future lumber.
• the wood of trees used for construction.
• the wood from trees that is used for building
• Trees suitable for conversion into industrial forest products. Sometimes this term is used as a synonym for industrial roundwood, and it may also be used to refer to certain large sawn wood products (eg bridge timbers).
• Supporting material that keeps mined ground from caving in.
• Lumber with a cross-section over 4 by 6 inches, such as posts, sills, and girders.
• General term applied to forests and their products. -Sawed lumber more than 4 by 4 inches in breadth and thickness.
• General term used to describe standing trees or felled logs before their processing into forest produce.
• wood that has been sawn for use as a building material
• Products of a tree used in construction, eg, structural beams, railroad ties, bridge timbers. More desired for their strength and durability rather then their looks. Longleaf pine makes very strong, very rot-resistant timbers. Also the term yelled by a lumberjack as a cut tree is falling.
• A general term applied to heavy wooden members used in ship construction, or specifically to those which form the vessel's frames.
• A piece of lumber 140mm (5-1/2") or more in smaller dimension. Truss An assembly of members combined to form a rigid framework. All members are interconnected to form triangles. Light frame trusses are made from dimension lumber restrained by toothed plates. ...
• Bone, especially of the legs
• 1. Growing trees capable of being used for wood products.2. A large, dressed piece of lumber used in forming part of a structure such as bridge timber.
• 1. Standing trees, stumpage. 2. A size classification of lumber that includes pieces that are at least five inches in their smallest dimension; also classified as beams, stringers, girders, etc. 3. In the British and Australian trades, this term is used to describe all sizes of lumber.
• A frame or rib of a ship, connected to the keel. They give the hull both its shape and strength. Also a term to describe other substantial wooden parts of a ship. The preferred shipbuilding timber for European and American ships was fully seasoned oak. ...

• timbals ←
• timbales ←
• timbale ←
• timber
• → timberdoodle
• → timberdoodles
• → timbered