Wood that has been pre-cut and ready for use, such as in construction
“Its product, wood, is of primary importance to humans as timber for construction, fuelwoods, and wood-pulp for paper manufacturing.”
A wooden beam or board used in building a house or ship
“Joists behind oriel windows are supported by a large timber.”
An area with a large number of trees
“They walked through the timber, then crossed the road again, and walked onto the creek.”
The matter or materials from which a thing is or can be made
“For the furniture historian and technologist, studying the timber from which an artifact was produced is very important.”
A structure that complements or supplements something else
A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off
The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment
A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk and bearing lateral branches
(usually in plural form "makings") The essential qualities needed for something
The matter from which a thing is or can be made
Of, or made from, wood
“The design team did not want the timber walls and floors moving at a different rate from the concrete over time.”
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