Definition of "timber"
- noun
Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof. Historically also used in the plural, as in "ship's timbers".
- interjection
Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.
- verb
To fit with timbers.
To light or land on a tree.
To make a nest.
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