# timbers

Pronunciation: US say "TIM-burz" /ˈtɪmbɚz/; UK say "TIM-buhz" /ˈtɪmbəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of timber. — plural of timber
   - Simple: Plural of timber. Use this when you mean more than one piece of wood or wooden beam.
   - _Shipwrights selected seasoned oak timbers for the vessel's frame._
   - _The roof's main timbers bowed under the weight of the snow._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of timber. — third-person singular simple present indicative of timber
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of timber. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _The mining crew foreman timbers each tunnel as the diggers advance._
   - _He timbers the gallery walls to keep loose rock from caving in._

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