timber

timber
Synonyms and related words:
afforestation, arboretum, balk, bare pole, beam, beams, billet, board, boarding, boards, boondocks, bush, bushveld, character, chase, clapboard, climax forest, cloud forest, conifer, cord, cordwood, deal, dendrology, driftwood, evergreen, firewood, forest, forest land, forest preserve, forestry, fringing forest, fruit tree, gallery forest, girder, greenwood, hanger, hardwood, hardwood tree, index forest, jungle, jungles, lath, lathing, lathwork, log, lumber, mast, material, national forest, palmetto barrens, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, park, park forest, pine barrens, plank, planking, planks, plyboard, plywood, pole, pollard, post, potential, primeval forest, prospect, protection forest, puncheon, quality, rafter, rain forest, reforestation, sapling, scrub, scrubland, seedling, selection forest, shade tree, shake, sheathing, sheathing board, sheeting, shingle, shrubland, sideboard, siding, silviculture, slab, slat, softwood, softwood tree, spar, splat, sprout forest, stand of timber, state forest, stave, stick, stick of wood, stovewood, stuff, talent, three-by-four, timber tree, timbering, timberland, timberwork, tree, tree veld, two-by-four, virgin forest, weald, weatherboard, wildwood, wood, woodland, woods|

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Synonyms:
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  • Timber — Tim ber, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. t[ o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L. domus a house …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber — (engl.: Bauholz) bezeichnet: Timber (Oregon), Gemeinde in Washington County, Oregon, Vereinigte Staaten Timber (Film), Zeichentrick Kurzfilm mit Donald Duck aus dem Jahr 1941 Timber (Musikstück), Musikstück und video der Gruppe Coldcut aus dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • timber — tim‧ber [ˈtɪmbə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] especially BrE wood used for building or making things, or the trees that produce this wood; = lumber AmE: • The region has huge exports of timber. * * * timber UK US /ˈtɪmbər/ noun [U] UK (US lumber)… …   Financial and business terms

  • timber — (n.) O.E. timber building, structure, later building material, trees suitable for building, and wood in general, from P.Gmc. *temran (Cf. O.Fris. timber wood, building, O.H.G. zimbar timber, wooden dwelling, room, O.N. timbr timber, Ger. Zimmer… …   Etymology dictionary

  • timber — [tim′bər] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger zimmer, room (< OHG zimbar, wooden structure) < IE base * dem , * dema , to join together, build > L domus, house] 1. a) a building b) building material 2. wood suitable for building houses, ships,… …   English World dictionary

  • Timber — Tim ber, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. {Timmer}.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber — Tim ber, v. t. To surmount as a timber does. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber — Tim ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Timbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Timbering}.] To furnish with timber; chiefly used in the past participle. [1913 Webster] His bark is stoutly timbered. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timber — ► NOUN 1) wood prepared for use in building and carpentry. 2) informal, chiefly US suitable quality or character: she is hailed as presidential timber. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • Timber — Tim ber, n. [F. timbre. See {Timbre}.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also {timbre}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber — Tim ber, v. i. 1. To light on a tree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) To make a nest. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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