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noun trees/wood for use in building/carpentry ADJ. heavy | solid a solid timber door | rough | dead, decayed, rotten, rotting | seasoned, treated | unseasoned, untreated QUANT. baulk, length, piece VERB + TIMBER cut, fell, harvest, saw | dress, season, treat TIMBER + VERB decay, rot TIMBER + NOUN product | company, industry, merchant, production, yard | construction, frame, structure, support | beam, building, floor, etc. (usually timbers) piece of wood used in a building ADJ. sound | exposed The house has exposed oak timbers. | ceiling, floor, roof | ship's
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