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timber Definition

tim·ber (timbər)

noun

    1. a building
    2. building material
  1. wood suitable for building houses, ships, etc., whether cut or still in the form of trees
  2. a large, heavy, dressed piece of wood used in building; beam
  3. Brit. lumber ()
  4. trees or forests collectively
  5. personal quality or character a man of his timber
  6. Shipbuilding a wooden rib

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger zimmer, room (< OHG zimbar, wooden structure) < IE base *dem-, *dema-, to join together, build > L domus, house

transitive verb

to provide, build, or prop up with timbers

intransitive verb

to work at cutting down timber

adjective

of or for timber

used in a forest to signify that a cut tree is about to fall: a lumberman's warning shout

timber Synonyms

timber

n.

  1. Standing trees

    wood, lumber, timberland, wood lot, grove, standing timber, virgin forest, second growth; see also forest.

  2. A beam

    rib, frame, mast, boom, tie, stringer, sill, post, stake, pole, club, log; see also beam, lumber.

timber Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • expose: The Entrance Hall features a tiled floor, natural stone piers and exposed timber beams, supporting a viewing gallery above.
  • saw: The Indonesian experience shows that moving from sawn timber to finished wood products is a slow process.
  • frame: The funding will be used to:- Replace the existing windows with new timber framed, double glazed windows.
  • reclaim: The workers produce wooden garden and wildlife products all from reclaimed timber, which would otherwise have gone to land fill or burnt.

Adjective modifier

  • exposed: GROUND FLOOR LEVEL: Storm Porch: Enclosed Entrance Porch With quarry tiled floor, feature brick walling, exposed timbers.
  • rotten: Low Priority Paint steel roof purlins, replace rotten timbers within the purlin angle sections.
  • certified: Bridgman also produces a range of furniture made from fully certified timber, endorsed by the FSC.
  • tropical: Japanese forests have been largely protected, while the Japanese remain heavy buyers of tropical timber.
  • structural: Julian thinks his structural timbers were probably from managed Baltic forests.

Modifies a noun

  • framing: Buildings in general, those that are constructed using the timber framing technique are also subject to Building Regulations.
  • frame: Walls ~ The timber frames are clad with Western Red Cedar sourced directly from the forests of British Columbia.
  • merchant: Timber fire door merchants also did well with a net 37 % selling more fire doors than the previous three months.
  • joist: In the case of a timber joist floor the floor joists should be tied to the walls by means of steel ties.
  • cladding: Outdoor uses such as timber cladding of buildings, fencing, etc. Yellow cedar A pale yellow colored softwood with a fine even texture.
  • yard: Where the timber yard was is where the canal first branched off into the river.

Noun used with modifier

  • FSC: It has worked with suppliers to secure sources of Swedish FSC timber - - the first of its kind in the world.
  • hardwood: A simple hardwood timber walkway spans the water, connecting the entrance with an oval of site salvaged slate defining the public/private transition point.
  • softwood: Field Shelters Sturdy shelters constructed from top quality softwood timber and treated to withstand the most severe weather conditions.
  • oak: The largest number of substantial oak timbers at Oakbank was considered to be 40 piles representing a gangway leading to the shore.
  • roof: Steel work replaces some of the old roof timbers.

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