timber

CEFRB1

/ˈtɪmbə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Wood prepared for building or making things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Large amounts of timber are used in paper making.

  • Canada abounds in timber.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

  2. Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.

  3. Material for any structure.

More examples

In context

  • the timbers of a ship

  • collect timber

  • cut down timber

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą (“building; timber”), from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build; to arrange”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“home, house”)). Cognates Cognate with Dutch timmer (“building, construction; chamber, room”), German Zimmer (“room, timber”), Luxembourgish Zëmmer (“room”), Yiddish צימער (tsimer, “room”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål tømmer (“timber”), Faroese and Icelandic timbur (“timber, wood”), Norwegian Nynorsk timber, tymbur, tømmer (“timber”), Swedish timmer (“timber”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌱𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (timbrjan), 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (timrjan, “to build, construct; to edify, strengthen”); also Br...