MEANING
Wood prepared or suitable for building, or a large wooden structural member.
Use it for
wooden construction; exposed structures; repair materialDistinguish building wood from a living tree or casual stick.
Words that belong together
- timber frame
- heavy timbers
- seasoned timber
On the page
Heavy timbers crossed the ceiling above the dining tables.
The builders stored the timber beneath a tarpaulin.
Several original timbers remained inside the rebuilt wall.
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Word forms
- Base
- timber
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. As a mass noun, timber means wood prepared or suitable for building; as a count noun, timbers are substantial beams or other structural members. Regional usage overlaps with lumber. This grammatical distinction is separate from the construction term mass timber. Mass noun; count structural members: timbers.
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