timber
nounDivide timber into syllables:
tim · ber
How to pronounce timber:
Definition of timber:
- timber (noun):
- growing trees or their wood
- a wooden beam in the frame of a house, boat, etc.
- the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material.
Synonyms for timber:
beams
board
boards
building material
forest
forestland
lumber
plank
planking
planks
quality
stock
strip
timberland
timbre
tone
wood
wood(s)
woodland
Antonyms for timber:
block
chunk
cube
ingot
mass
slab
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