n.
Pronunciation: ' tim-b ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks
Date: before 12th century
1 a : growing trees or their wood b ― used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree
2 : wood suitable for building or for carpentry
3 : MATERIAL , STUFF especially : a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status <managerial timber >
4 a : a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure b British : LUMBER 2A c : a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united : RIB
– timber adjective