timbers

noun

plural of timber
1
as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come

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as in lumber
tree logs as prepared for human use needed a new load of timber to finish building the house

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Recent Examples of timbers The spa The spa is a huge selling point, constructed from natural rock and timbers in the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Inside, aged timbers spanning the 23-foot-tall great room’s truss-work came from the craftspeople at Historic Woodworks in nearby Tetonia, Idaho. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026 In the process, Ownbey discovered support timbers had rotted away, forcing him to bring entire walls to his workshop for meticulous reconstruction. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Your bed is suspended on local timbers, yet this is not an Austrian version of the Rocky Mountains. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The mock Tudor building where it’s housed today was built in 1924 from the timbers of two ancient battleships. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Raised beds are a simple landscaping project that is easy to construct from timbers or kits. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 In 1880, Queen Victoria gave President Hayes a desk made of timbers from the HMS Resolute, which sits in the Oval Office today. — New York Times, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timbers
  1. forests
  2. lumber
  3. woods
Noun
  • Of all the activities offered, from archery to rafting and chocolate tasting, the most popular by far is horseback riding from the hotel’s historic stables through the trails and forests surrounding.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Yam says scientists are bracing for a potential die off of California’s iconic kelp forests.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • At the age of nine, he was shipped on a lumber freighter from Russia to England; a year later, he was sent to the United States.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • When private forests burn, landowners salvage burned trees, turn them into lumber and replant, turning those forests green again within years.
    — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of lumber
Noun
  • Local woods, leathers, natural fibres, and precious metals bring a softness that is blended with the contemporary accents Anantara is known for.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The song is about a true story of three Dutch teenage girls in World War II, during the occupation, who seduced Nazi officers and murdered them in the woods.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of woods

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“Timbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timbers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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