timber

tim-ber · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Wood prepared for use in building and carpentry.

  2. 2.

    Trees grown for wood.

  3. 3.

    [exclamation]A warning shout that a tree is about to fall.

Forms

plural: timbers

Related words

See also: forest, lumber, wood
Synonyms: lumber, wood

Etymology

From Old English timber ("building, building material, trees for building").