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The correct spelling is timber.
How to pronounce timber
noun
IPA: /ˈtɪmbə/
Say it like: Tim-ber
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.Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
- 2.(outside North America) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
- 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.Material for any structure.
- 5.The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.
verb
- 1.To fit with timbers.
- 2.To construct, frame, build.
- 3.To light or land on a tree.
- 4.To make a nest.
- 5.To surmount as a timber does.
interjection
- 1.Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.
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