"timber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪmbə/ [UK], /ˈtɪmbɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-timber.ogg [US], en-au-timber.ogg [Australia] Forms: timber [singular], timbers [plural]
enPR: tĭmʹbər [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.
    Sense id: simple-timber-en-noun-JJriAXN6
  2. Timber is wood used for building. Synonyms: lumber
    Sense id: simple-timber-en-noun-6YkHxldg
  3. Timber is a piece of wood used in building.
    Sense id: simple-timber-en-noun-dDE6ThKr
  4. Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.
    Sense id: simple-timber-en-noun-CN3anCc0

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪmbə/ [UK], /ˈtɪmbɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-timber.ogg [US], en-au-timber.ogg [Australia] Forms: timber [canonical], timbers [third-person, singular], timbered [past], timbered [past, participle], timbering [present, participle]
enPR: tĭmʹbər [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.
    Sense id: simple-timber-en-verb-KHf2oaoP
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          "text": "They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp."
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          "text": "He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house."
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        {
          "word": "lumber"
        }
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver."
        }
      ],
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        {
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        {
          "text": "She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern."
        }
      ],
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        "Timber is a piece of wood used in building."
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