timber

timber

noun

Definition of TIMBER

1

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area <upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come>

Synonyms forestland, timber, timberland, wood(s), woodland

Related Words brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert, grove, scrubland, stand, thicket; greenwood, wildwood; woodlot; arboretum, plantation

2

tree logs as prepared for human use <needed a new load of timber to finish building the house>

Synonyms lumber, timber

Related Words beam, brace, pile, post, ridgepole, sill, splint, stake, stave, stick; bar, billet, block; cordwood, firewood

3

the basic elements from which something can be developed <a novel with the timber to become a best seller, if marketed correctly>

Synonyms material, raw material, stuff, substance, timber

Related Words possibility, potential, potentiality; matter, metal