timber
(Medieval history)
[noun]
Synonyms: wood, beams, boards, logs, planks, trees

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Related Words: girder, rafter

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English Thesaurus: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, sapling, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tim‧ber /ˈtɪmbə $ -ər/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: 'building, wood']

1. [uncountable] British English wood used for building or making things Synonym : lumber American English:
a bench made of timber

2. [uncountable] trees that produce wood used for building or making things:
the timber trade

3. [countable] a wooden beam, especially one that forms part of the main structure of a house

4. timber! spoken used to warn people that a tree being cut down is about to fall

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

timber
noun
I. trees/wood for use in building/carpentry
ADJ. heavy | solid a solid timber door
rough | dead, decayed, rotten, rotting | seasoned, treated | unseasoned, untreated
QUANT. baulk, length, piece
VERB + TIMBER cut, fell, harvest, saw | dress, season, treat
TIMBER + VERB decay, rot
TIMBER + NOUN product | company, industry, merchant, production, yard | construction, frame, structure, support | beam, building, floor, etc.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

timber
II. (usually timbers) piece of wood used in a building
ADJ. sound | exposed The house has exposed oak timbers.
ceiling, floor, roof | ship's

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter:
English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.
deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter:
The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.
conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds:
The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise.
a dwarf conifer
fruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten:
Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.
sapling noun [countable] a young tree:
It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.
copse noun [countable] a small group of trees:
a small copse of fir trees
woodland noun [uncountable] land covered with trees:
the maintenance of ancient woodland
woodland areas
wood noun [countable] (also woods) a large area with many trees:
We went for a walk in the woods.
forest noun [uncountable and countable] a very large area with a lot of trees growing closely together:
pine forests
They worked as tree planters in the forests of Washington State.
The forest fire was started by a discarded cigarette.
rainforest noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with tall trees, in an area where it rains a lot:
the Amazon rainforest
12 million acres of rainforest have been destroyed.
jungle noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with trees and large plants:
The wreckage of the plane was found in dense jungle.
a remote jungle area
timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company
softwood lumber
hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors
hardwoods such as teak
softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.
firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

wood noun [uncountable and countable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of:
They were chopping wood for the fire.
The doors are made of solid wood.
wood flooring
timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company
softwood lumber
hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors
hardwoods such as teak
softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.
firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲