Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Wood that has been processed into beams and planks, often used for building, furniture, or decoration.
Timber
/ˈtɪmbə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
"It's the municipal workers clearing away the charred timbers.
'Then we get a bit of timber in, Sir,' retorted Brass.
Some houses had been buttressed with burned, blackened timbers.
Etymology:
The word timber originated from the Old English word timber, meaning building material, wood, derived from Proto-Germanic *timbron, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *dem- meaning to build, to construct.
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