timber

Wood used for making buildings and other large structures.

• The house is built from timber.
• We ordered more timber for the roof.
• Does this yard sell timber for outdoor use?

Similar words: lumber

Common phrases: timber yard, timber frame, building timber

A piece of wood used as part of a building or structure.

• One timber had split.
• They replaced the rotten timbers beneath the floor.
• Each timber must be cut to the correct length.

Similar words: beam

Common phrases: heavy timber, roof timber, replace a timber

Wood cut into useful sizes and prepared for building.

• They sell timber in standard sizes.
• The builder used treated timber for the fence.
• We stacked the freshly cut timber beside the workshop.

Similar words: lumber

Common phrases: sawn timber, seasoned timber, treated timber

Trees growing in a forest that can be cut down for wood.

• The hillside has valuable timber.
• They bought land covered in mature timber.
• The company harvested timber from the northern forest.

Similar words: timberland, forest

Common phrases: standing timber, timber harvest, mature timber

A heavy piece of wood that supports the frame of a wooden ship.

• The ship has oak timbers.
• Water had damaged several timbers in the hull.
• We heard the old boat’s timbers creak in the waves.

Similar words: beam, rafter

Common phrases: ship timber, hull timber, curved timber

To provide wooden supports or a wooden frame for something.

• They timber the mine shafts.
• Workers timbered the tunnel before digging further.
• The crew must timber this section to support the roof.

Common phrases: timber a shaft, timber a tunnel, timber a roof