What does timber mean?
Definitions for timber
ˈtɪm bərtim·ber
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word timber.
Princeton's WordNet
lumber, timbernoun
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
timbernoun
a beam made of wood
timbernoun
a post made of wood
forest, woodland, timberland, timbernoun
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timbre, timber, quality, tonenoun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
Wiktionary
timbernoun
Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
Etymology: tymber, from timber, from timran, from demh₂- (see dṓm). Cognates include Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Old Norse timbr, Gothic 03440339033C0342033E0330033D, and Latin domus.
timbernoun
Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
Etymology: tymber, from timber, from timran, from demh₂- (see dṓm). Cognates include Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Old Norse timbr, Gothic 03440339033C0342033E0330033D, and Latin domus.
timbernoun
A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof. Historically also used in the plural, as in "ship's timbers".
Etymology: tymber, from timber, from timran, from demh₂- (see dṓm). Cognates include Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Old Norse timbr, Gothic 03440339033C0342033E0330033D, and Latin domus.
timberinterjection
Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.
Etymology: tymber, from timber, from timran, from demh₂- (see dṓm). Cognates include Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Old Norse timbr, Gothic 03440339033C0342033E0330033D, and Latin domus.
Webster Dictionary
Timbernoun
a certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also timmer
Timbernoun
the crest on a coat of arms
Timberverb
to surmount as a timber does
Timbernoun
that sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3
Timbernoun
the body, stem, or trunk of a tree
Timbernoun
fig.: Material for any structure
Timbernoun
a single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding
Timbernoun
woods or forest; wooden land
Timbernoun
a rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united
Timberverb
to furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past participle
Timberverb
to light on a tree
Timberverb
to make a nest
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Timber
tim′bėr, n. wood for building purposes: the trunk of a tree: material for any structure: one of the larger pieces of the framework of a house, ship, &c.: one of the planks forming the sides and roof of a gallery in a mine.—v.t. to furnish with timber or beams.—p.adj. Tim′bered, furnished with timber: (Shak.) built, formed, contrived: (Spens.) made like timber, massive.—ns. Tim′bering, timber materials; Tim′ber-man, one responsible for the timbers in a mine; Tim′ber-toes, a person with a wooden leg; Tim′ber-tree, a tree suitable for timber; Tim′ber-yard, a yard or place where timber is stored. [A.S. timber, building, wood; Ger. zimmer, an apartment.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
timber
[Anglo-Saxon]. All large pieces of wood used in ship-building, as floor-timbers, cross-pieces, futtocks, frames, and the like (all which see).
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
timber
In heraldry, a rank or row, as of ermine, in a nobleman’s coat; also a crest. This word is also written timbre.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'timber' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4147
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'timber' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3680
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'timber' in Nouns Frequency: #1537
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of timber in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of timber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of timber in a Sentence
Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire.
We very much appreciated the support Leo gave us in campaigning to protect Ebo last year so it seemed fitting to honour him in this way, naming a species unique only to Ebo Forest, after him, had the logging concession gone ahead, we would have likely lost this species to timber extraction and slash and burn agriculture that usually follows logging concessions.
Within a year we had a million men building ships, cutting the timber, mining the iron for them, building the machinery for them. At one point we became the greatest shipbuilding nation in the history of the world, we had to create from nothing a shipping industry that was going to build a thousand wooden ships in 18 months -- normally it would take a year and a half to build a wooden steam ship.
These trees, such as oak, rhododendron and the kharsu (an endemic species), are primarily responsible for groundwater recharging, but they are fast vanishing, being cut, whether for timber or for so-called ‘developmental works’ such as roads or tourist resorts.
If everybody in the world had the same ecological footprint as an average EU resident - emitting as much carbon, consuming as much food, timber and fibers, and occupying as much built up space - May 10th would be the date by which humanity would have used as much from nature than our planet can renew in a whole year, for the rest of the year, humanity would have to live off depleting the natural capital of the Earth.
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- خشبArabic
- греда́, дървен материа́л, дърво́Bulgarian
- bigaCatalan, Valencian
- Bauholz, HolzGerman
- ξυλεία, δοκάριGreek
- konstrulignoEsperanto
- polín, madera aserrada, viga, Fuera AbajoSpanish
- kurkihirsi, puu, puusto, puutavara, hirsi, puu kaatuuFinnish
- bois de construction, bois de charpente, attention, gare, poutre, bois, membrure, bois de menuiserie, madrier, arbresFrench
- adhmadIrish
- fiodhScottish Gaelic
- dől a fa!, épületfaHungarian
- անտառանյութ, փայտեղեն, շինափայտ, գերան, հեծան, փայտանյութ, ատաղձArmenian
- viður, timburIcelandic
- legname, legnoItalian
- 材木, 梁, 木材Japanese
- 입목, 材木, 들보, 재목, 제목Korean
- dar, karîteKurdish
- lignaLatin
- മരംMalayalam
- သစ်Burmese
- dakbalk, onderuit, timmerhout, hout, balk, kaphoutDutch
- tømmer, trevirke, takbjelkeNorwegian
- drzewo, drewnoPolish
- viga, madeiraPortuguese
- древеси́на, лесоматериа́л, строево́й лес, ба́лка, пиломатериа́лы, лес на корню́, деревоматериа́лRussian
- virke, trä, timmerSwedish
- mbaoSwahili
- కలపTelugu
- orman, kereste, kerestelikTurkish
- 木材Chinese
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