timbered

[ tim-berd ]

/ ˈtɪm bərd /

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adjective

made of or furnished with timber.

covered with growing trees; wooded: timbered acres.

Origin of timbered

First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM timbered

non·tim·bered, adjective o·ver·tim·bered, adjective un·tim·bered, adjective

Words nearby timbered

timber right, timber wolf, timber-hitch, timberbeast, timberdoodle, timbered, timberhead, timbering, timberjack, timberlake, timberland

Definition for timbered (2 of 2)

timber

[ tim-ber ]

/ ˈtɪm bər /

noun

the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.

growing trees themselves.

wooded land.

wood, especially when suitable or adapted for various building purposes.

a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like: A timber fell from the roof.

Nautical. (in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib.

personal character or quality: He's being talked up as presidential timber.

Sports. a wooden hurdle, as a gate or fence, over which a horse must jump in equestrian sports.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with timber.

to support with timber.

verb (used without object)

to fell timber, especially as an occupation.

interjection

a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground.

Origin of timber

before 900; Middle English, Old English: orig., house, building material; cognate with German Zimmer room, Old Norse timbr timber; akin to Gothic timrjan, Greek démein to build. See dome

OTHER WORDS FROM timber

tim·ber·less, adjective tim·ber·y, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH timber

timber timbre

Example sentences from the Web for timbered

The greater number are excavated grottoes, the fronts of which are careful imitations of timbered houses.

History of Ancient Art |Franz von Reber
In the west they are found in the timbered parts of the mountains.

Science of Trapping |Elmer Harry Kreps
The road very rough and bad part of the way, especially in the timbered land.

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 |Joseph Smith
First, the purplish green of timbered slopes, then the naked, beetling crags and deep crevasse with its heart of ice.

Trails Through Western Woods |Helen Fitzgerald Sanders

The rabbits were drawn from the timbered ridges to nibble these first spring dainties.

The Yellow Horde |Hal G. Evarts

British Dictionary definitions for timbered (1 of 2)

timbered

/ (ˈtɪmbəd) /

adjective

made of or containing timber or timbers

covered with trees; wooded

British Dictionary definitions for timbered (2 of 2)

timber

/ (ˈtɪmbə) /

noun

wood, esp when regarded as a construction materialUsual US and Canadian word: lumber
(as modifier)a timber cottage

trees collectively
mainly US woodland

a piece of wood used in a structure

nautical a frame in a wooden vessel

potential material, for a post, rank, etc he is managerial timber

verb

(tr) to provide with timbers

interjection

a lumberjack's shouted warning when a tree is about to fall

Word Origin for timber

Old English; related to Old High German zimbar wood, Old Norse timbr timber, Latin domus house

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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

interjection

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