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Etymology
ME. tymber from OE. #Old English|timber

Pronunciation
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! GenAm?
| /�tɪmb�/ || /"tImb@`/ || tĭmʹb�r
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! RP
| /�tɪmb�/ || /"tImb@/
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audio|en-us-timber.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: tim·ber

Homophones
timbre

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. uncountable tree|Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
2. UK uncountable Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction. US lumber.
3. countable A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for things such as roof; also (historically) in the plural, as in ship's timbers.

Synonyms
(trees considered as a source of wood)
(wood that has been cut ready for construction): lumber, wood
(beam used to support a roof): beam, rafter

Translations

trans-top|trees considered as a source of wood
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¶Õ¿Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡Õ¶ÕµÕ¸Ö�Õ© (antarranyut)
Dutch: kaphout n
Finnish: t+|fi|puu
French: t+|fr|bois|m
German: Holz n
Icelandic: t+|is|viður|m, t+|is|timbur|n
Italian: legno m
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Kurdish: t+|ku|dar f
Norwegian: t-|no|tømmer|n
Malayalam: മര� (maram)
Old English: t-|ang|timber|n|xs=Old English
Swedish: t+|sv|trä|n
Telugu: �లప (kalapa)
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trans-top|wood that has been cut ready for construction
Armenian: Ö�Õ¡ÕµÕ¿Õ¡Õ¶ÕµÕ¸Ö�Õ© (paytanyut)
Dutch: t+|nl|hout|n
Finnish: t+|fi|puu, t+|fi|puutavara
German: Holz n
Icelandic: t+|is|viður|m, t+|is|timbur|n
Italian: legname m
Kurdish: t+|ku|dar f
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Malayalam: മര� (maram)
Norwegian: t-|no|trevirke|n
Old English: t-|ang|timber|n|xs=Old English
Spanish: polín m
Swedish: virke n, timmer n
Telugu: �లప (kalapa)
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trans-top|beam used to support a roof
Dutch: dakbalk m
Finnish: t-|fi|hirsi
Kurdish: t|ku|karîte m
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|takbjelke|m
Spanish: viga f, polín m
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Derived terms
half-timbered
shiver me timbers
timbered
timberland
timberline
timber wolf
timberyard

Interjection
timber!

1. Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

Translations
trans-top|warning shout used by loggers

Spanish: Fuera Abajo!
Dutch: onderuit!
Finnish: puu kaatuu!
French: gare!, attention#French|attention!<!--there is no special word in French: these just mean "look out!"-->
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Icelandic: timbur!
Portuguese: madeira!
Swedish: timmer!
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Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *timram, whence also Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Old Norse timbr and Gothic ̹̼̰���̾̽ (timrjan) to build, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dem(H�)-, build, house

Noun
timber n

1. timber#English|timber
2. a building
3. the act of building

Category:Old English nouns
Category:Timber industry

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