Timbers

Synonyms for "timbers" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (7)

Related words (13)

Noun(5 words)
lumber treespropshoretimber treeswood

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
building processconstruction actionconstruction materialconstruction operationengineering activityforest productforest resourcelumber

More specific

12 entries
beamseucalyptus treesjoistsmine shoringoak treespine treespostsraftersspruce treestimber framingtimberingtunnel bracing

Collocations

12 entries
construction timberhardwood timberseasoned timbersoftwood timberstructural timbertimber beamtimber frametimber framingtimber harvesttimber shoringtimber supplytimber yard

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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'Or Grecians in these timbers lurk confined, / or 'tis some engine of assault, designed / to breach the walls, and lay our houses bare, / and storm the town. Some mischief lies behind. / Trust not the horse, ye Teucrians. Whatso'er / this means, I fear the Greeks, for all the gifts they bear.'

Source: tatoeba (6804578)

'And louder still, when towered the horse on high / with maple timbers, pealed the thunder through the sky.'

Source: tatoeba (6811414)

The ship creaked and groaned, the mighty timbers bulged and bent under the heavy blows, the water broke over the decks, snapping the mainmast like a reed.

Source: tatoeba (7741125)

Shiver me timbers!

Source: tatoeba (10500400)

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