Meaning Of The Word Timber

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What's The Definition Of Timber?

timber
The timbers of a ship or house are the large pieces of wood that have been used to build it.
uncountable noun: Timber is wood that is used for building houses and making furniture. You can also refer to trees that are grown for this purpose as timber.

timber in American English
a building
interjection: a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground
intransitive verb: to fell timber, esp. as an occupation
noun: the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses
transitive verb: to furnish with timber

timber in British English
exclamation: a lumberjack's shouted warning when a tree is about to fall
noun: wood, esp when regarded as a construction material
verb: to provide with timbers

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