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- [tim-ber]
- /ˈtɪm bər/
- /ˈtɪm.bər/
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- [tim-ber]
- /ˈtɪm bər/
Definitions of timber word
- noun timber the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses. 1
- noun timber growing trees themselves. 1
- noun timber wooded land. 1
- noun timber wood, especially when suitable or adapted for various building purposes. 1
- noun timber a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like: A timber fell from the roof. 1
- noun timber Nautical. (in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib. 1
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Origin of timber
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English: orig., house, building material; cognate with German Zimmer room, Old Norse timbr timber; akin to Gothic timrjan, Greek démein to build. See dome
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Parts of speech for Timber
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timber popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
timber usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for timber
noun timber
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- birch — A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- bole — the trunk of a tree
- boles — any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
adj timber
adjective timber
- wooden — consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
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