Words / B2

TIMB-uh/ˈtɪmbə/

Timber is wood prepared for building (British; often uncountable): a timber frame; timber exports. Wood is everyday; lumber is mainly US. Map timber as an export in the trade table, not a garden fence brand. Mix-up: timber vs timbre (sound quality); temper. Do not write timber for a single twig.

Meaning

Wood prepared for building (British; often uncountable).

Examples

• “Map timber as an export in the trade table, not a garden-fence brand.”
• “A timber-framed hall featured in the history source, which is the building-material sense.”

Good to know

timber exports / frame / industry. Everyday: wood. US often: lumber. Trap: timbre. Geography, DT, and history. Building wood (UK), not a stick on the path.

Near in meaning

wood

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