Main Entry: ¹tim·ber

Pronunciation: \ˈtim-bər\

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

Date: before 12th century

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