🇬🇧 Timber meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Timber is wood that has been cut from trees and is ready to be used to build things like houses, furniture, and bridges. It’s the strong wooden material that builders and carpenters use as the “bones” of buildings so they don’t fall down.

We used timber to build a bridge over a puddle, then realized we could’ve just stepped over it.

Our wooden robot made of leftover timber can’t do math, but it’s great at just standing there.

When the builder ordered more timber, the trees in the forest started whispering, “Uh-oh.”

Our fort has walls of timber, a roof of blankets, and a strict no-parents-allowed policy.

People have used timber to build shelters for thousands of years.

Rain had ripped the small roof, so a tired father and his son tied timber to the cart. At the house they lifted each timber, fit a timber beam into place, and hammered nails. The child touched the warm timber and smiled as the roof held. They hugged, safe under the new timber cover.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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