lumber

Definition of lumber

Verbs

move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Synonyms:
pound
Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
Synonyms:
log
Type of:
cut down, drop, fell, strike down
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

Nouns

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
Synonyms:
timber
Types:
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stock
lumber used in the construction of something
strip
thin piece of wood or metal
batten
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
cleat
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
fingerboard
a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
furring, furring strip
strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
jackstraw, spillikin
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
pale, picket
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
slat, spline
a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline
a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
toothpick
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
board, plank
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
matchboard
a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor)
skid
one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
strake, wale
thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
chipboard, hardboard
a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin
deal
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
planking
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
Type of:
building material
material used for constructing buildings
an implement used in baseball by the batter
Synonyms:
baseball bat
Type of:
baseball equipment
equipment used in playing baseball
bat
a club used for hitting a ball in various games

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