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timber

The correct spelling is timber.

How to pronounce timber

noun

IPA: /ˈtɪmbə/

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The correct spelling is timber. Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. For example: "the timbers of a ship"

Usage Examples

the timbers of a ship

timbering a roof

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
  2. 2.(outside North America) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
  3. 3.A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.
  4. 4.Material for any structure.
  5. 5.The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.

verb

  1. 1.To fit with timbers.
  2. 2.To construct, frame, build.
  3. 3.To light or land on a tree.
  4. 4.To make a nest.
  5. 5.To surmount as a timber does.

interjection

  1. 1.Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

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