lumber (Meaning)

Wordnet

lumber (n)

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

an implement used in baseball by the batter

Wordnet

lumber (v)

move heavily or clumsily

cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Webster

lumber (n.)

A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn.

Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value.

Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber.

Webster

lumber (b. t.)

To heap together in disorder.

To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room.

Webster

lumber (v. i.)

To move heavily, as if burdened.

To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble.

To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market.

lumber Sentence Examples

  1. The lumberjack wielded his axe, felling towering trees in the vast forest.
  2. The construction site was a symphony of clattering lumber, as workers assembled the framework of a new building.
  3. The sturdy lumber walls of the old barn had weathered countless storms.
  4. The carpenter deftly shaped the lumber, transforming it into intricate pieces for a custom-made table.
  5. The lumber industry provided a livelihood for countless families in the remote town.
  6. The towering lumber piles at the mill awaited processing into beams for construction.
  7. The fragrance of freshly cut lumber filled the air, invigorating the senses.
  8. The architect used digital modeling to optimize the use of lumber in the building's design.
  9. The homeowner carefully inspected each piece of lumber, searching for any imperfections.
  10. The lumberyard stocked a wide variety of wood species, meeting the diverse needs of builders and homeowners alike.

FAQs About the word lumber

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material, an implement used in baseball by the batter, move heavily or clumsily, cut lumber, as in woods

wood, timber,, stave,beam, brace, post, block, splint, billet

coast, breeze, glide, breeze, slide, slide, glide, coast, hang, waltz

The lumberjack wielded his axe, felling towering trees in the vast forest.

The construction site was a symphony of clattering lumber, as workers assembled the framework of a new building.

The sturdy lumber walls of the old barn had weathered countless storms.

The carpenter deftly shaped the lumber, transforming it into intricate pieces for a custom-made table.