timber

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timber[1,noun] timber[2,transitive verb] timbre gray wolf half-timber timber hitch timber rattlesnake timber wolf

Main Entry: ¹tim·ber
Pronunciation: 'tim-b&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks
1 a : growing trees or their wood b -- used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree
2 : wood suitable for building or for carpentry
3 : MATERIAL, STUFF; especially : a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status <managerial timber>
4 a : a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure b British : LUMBER 2a c : a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united : RIB
- timber adjective