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to timber

2 4.4

To cut down trees and prepare them for wood

verb
/ˈtɪmbər/

: talar

The workers will timber the trees in the area to supply the local sawmill.

Examples

So they have public lands and they're auctioning and there's sort of a bunch of firms who are going to go and sort of cut down timber and and mill it and sell it.
Rasputin is timbering with his crew, fitting huge timbers into place, making new haulage when he hears the whistles.

Fiction book (1992)
They were sent up there to earn foreign currency by cutting timber for the export trade.
You've got some nice forest land, never been timbered.

Fiction book (2002)
Before the winter, we need to timber the forest to prepare for harvesting.
To create space for new growth, the foresters will timber the older trees.

Synonyms

to log

vsto timber

37 4.4

To cut down trees to get wood

also includes preparing the wood and broader logging procedures

to lumber

vsto timber

1 4.4

To cut down trees and make wood for building

is used mainly within logging operations rather than general cutting

Compounds

timber wolf

1 4.7

A large wild wolf that lives in North American forests and has grey fur

timber rattlesnake

1 8.1

A large poisonous snake with a rattling tail that lives in eastern United States forests

belly-timber

Archaic

9.9

Food that people eat to fill their stomachs during work or travel

giant timber bamboo

Specialized

6.3

Very large bamboo plant with thick stems from China

half-timber

Specialized

8.7

A building with exposed wooden beams and spaces filled with plaster or brick

timber hitch

Specialized

8.5

A knot for fastening a rope around a log or pole to move it

timber line

Specialized

6.3

A high place on a mountain above which trees cannot grow because it is too cold

timber tree

4.4

A tree that provides wood for building or furniture

timber-framed

5.3

A building with visible wooden beams that form its structure

How Extensive

to clear-cut

Specialized

2 6.1

to deforest

3 6.0

to timber

2 4.4

to thin

38 1.4

to trim

95 2.6

Surface Forms

timber infinitive

timbered past

timbered past participle

timbering present participle

timbers third person singular

Etymology

The verb timber comes from the noun and old uses meaning 'to make wood for building', so to timber is to cut down trees and prepare them as timber for use.