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21timber — I UK [ˈtɪmbə(r)] / US [ˈtɪmbər] noun Word forms timber : singular timber plural timbers ** [uncountable] wood used for building houses or making furniture a) [uncountable] the trees used for producing timber b) [countable] a piece of wood used… …
22timber — /ˈtɪmbə / (say timbuh) noun 1. wood, especially when suitable for building houses, ships, etc., or for use in carpentry, joinery, etc. 2. the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses. 3. the trees themselves. 4. Chiefly US wooded land.… …
23timber — n. 1 wood prepared for building, carpentry, etc. 2 a piece of wood or beam, esp. as the rib of a vessel. 3 large standing trees suitable for timber; woods or forest. 4 (esp. as int.) a warning cry that a tree is about to fall. Phrases and idioms …
24timber — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks Date: before 12th century 1. a. growing trees or their wood b. used… …
25timber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wood, lumber, log, beam; forest, woodland, stand of timber, timberland. See materials. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Standing trees] Syn. wood, lumber, timberland, wood lot, grove, standing timber, virgin… …
26timber — tim|ber1 [ tımbər ] noun 1. ) uncount trees used for producing wood 2. ) uncount wood used for building houses or making furniture: LUMBER a ) count a piece of wood used for building timber tim|ber 2 [ ,tım bɜr ] interjection a warning shouted to …
27Knee timber — Knee Knee (n[=e]), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cne[ o], cne[ o]w; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn[=i], G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kn[=e], Sw. kn[ a], Dan. kn[ae], Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go ny, Skr. j[=a]nu, [root]231. Cf.… …
28knee timber — noun 1. : timber with natural knees or angles in it 2. : a piece of timber with a knee or angle in it …
29Lace piece — Lace Lace (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord …
30Straining piece — Straining Strain ing, a. & n. from {Strain}. [1913 Webster] {Straining piece} (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of {Queen post}. [1913 Webster] …
