timber

noun

/ˈtɪmbə(r)/

/ˈtɪmbər/

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[uncountable] trees that are grown to be used in building or for making things
- the timber industry
Topics Plants and treesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + timber
- cut
- fell
- harvest
- …
timber + noun
- company
- industry
- production
- …
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[uncountable] (especially British English)
(also lumber especially in North American English)
wood that is prepared for use in building, etc.
- houses built of timber
- a solid timber door
Topics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- solid
- rough
- …
… of timber
- length
- piece
verb + timber
- dress
- season
- treat
- …
timber + verb
- decay
- rot
timber + noun
- product
- merchant
- yard
- …
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[countable, usually plural] a long heavy piece of wood used in building a house or ship
- roof timbers
- The house has exposed oak timbers.
Topics Transport by waterc2, Buildingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- exposed
- roof
- …
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Timber!
used to warn people that a tree that has been cut is about to fall

Word OriginOld English in the sense ‘a building’, also ‘building material’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build’.

单词	timber
释义	timber noun /ˈtɪmbə(r)/ /ˈtɪmbər/ jump to other results [uncountable] trees that are grown to be used in building or for making things the timber industry Topics Plants and treesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + timber cut fell harvest … timber + noun company industry production … See full entry [uncountable] (especially British English) (also lumber especially in North American English) wood that is prepared for use in building, etc. houses built of timber a solid timber door Topics Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy solid rough … … of timber length piece verb + timber dress season treat … timber + verb decay rot timber + noun product merchant yard … See full entry [countable, usually plural] a long heavy piece of wood used in building a house or ship roof timbers The house has exposed oak timbers. Topics Transport by waterc2, Buildingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy exposed roof … See full entry Timber! used to warn people that a tree that has been cut is about to fall Word OriginOld English in the sense ‘a building’, also ‘building material’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build’.
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