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noun
- 1. wood prepared for use in building and carpentry: "the exploitation of forests for timber" Similar
- 2. personal qualities or character: informal US "she is frequently hailed as presidential timber"
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Timber is a word for growing trees or their wood, or for wood suitable for building or carpentry. It can also mean material, stuff, or a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status.
Timber is wood from trees that is used for building, or trees grown for this use. Learn how to pronounce timber, see examples of its usage and find translations in different languages.
Timber usually refers to wood for building materials, but its specific definition varies slightly from place to place. In the United States and Canada, timber is used to describe trees that have been cut down but haven’t yet been processed into planks or boards (which are called lumber).
Timber is wood from trees that is used for building, or trees grown for this use. Learn how to pronounce timber, see examples of its usage and find translations in different languages.
Timber is a noun that means trees or wood used in building or making things. Learn how to pronounce timber, see pictures and example sentences, and find synonyms and related words.
Timber is wood that is used for building houses and making furniture, or the trees that are grown for this purpose. Learn the pronunciation, origin, and usage of timber in British and American English, and see synonyms and related words.
Timber is wood, especially when suitable for building purposes, or trees or wooded land. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of timber, and see how it differs from timbre and lumber.
