timber
Felled forest product
Timber is wood prepared for use in building or carpentry—logs, beams, planks.
Standing trees destined for harvest are also timber: old-growth timber, timber rights.
As an exclamation, "Timber!" warns that a tree is falling.
Figuratively, timber suggests raw material or potential: presidential timber, She's starter timber.
Quercus genus member
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
birch · ash · teak · mahogany · walnut · redwood · beech · cherry
Recording system events
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
- fellingDowning standing timber
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
harvester · silviculture · forester · plantation · timberland · sustainable · yield · coppicing
Flat construction lumber pieces
- beamsRays or supports
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- 2x4Dimensional lumber piece
- joistHorizontal structural beam
rafter · hardwood · softwood · plywood · veneer · dimensional · decking · lath
Forested land area
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
coniferous · stand · grove · arboreal · sylvan · undergrowth · tree line · boreal
Structural or contextual shaping
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- post-and-beamConstruction using upright-and-crosspiece joints
load-bearing · shoring · cladding · joinery · carpentry · half-timbered · mortise · tenon
Loud vocal outburst
- fallingMoving downward freely
- dangerExposure to harm
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
oak
Quercus genus member
spruce · birch · ash · teak · mahogany · walnut · redwood · beech · cherry · fir
logging
Recording system events
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
- fellingDowning standing timber
clearcutting · harvester · silviculture · forester · plantation · timberland · sustainable · yield · coppicing · agroforestry
planks
Flat construction lumber pieces
joist · rafter · hardwood · softwood · plywood · veneer · dimensional · decking · lath · MDF
woodland
Forested land area
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
deciduous · coniferous · stand · grove · arboreal · sylvan · undergrowth · tree line · boreal · taiga
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
post-and-beam · load-bearing · shoring · cladding · joinery · carpentry · half-timbered · mortise · tenon · dowel
shout
Loud vocal outburst
lumberjack · call · hazard · cry
soundboard
Tone-amplifying wooden surface
- toneQuality of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
harmonics · guitar · violin · cello · marimba · xylophone · tonewood · luthier · warmth · sustain
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- forest productslumber, plywood sheets, hardwood, softwood, boards
- lumberlumber, oak, pine, cedar, maple
- traditional materialsadobe, brick, stone, wood, thatch
- construction termsbrick, steel, concrete, stone, iron
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, ranger station
timbertimberless
Having no trees
treeless · grassland · prairie · desert · cleared land
timberfirewood
Cut logs for burning
kindling · wood chips · sawdust · pulp · scrap wood
- timber harvestingCutting trees for wood
- timber wolfWild North American canine
- timber millsLog cutting facilities
- timber wolvesNorth American lupine pack animals
- timber woodHarvested trees for building
- timber lineElevation beyond which trees cannot grow