Meaning & use
lumber
Wood that has been cut and prepared for use in building, especially as boards or planks.
See it in a sentence
The contractor ordered enough lumber to frame the entire garage.
Prices for lumber rose sharply after the storm disrupted several sawmills.
A note on using this word
Lumber is the standard American term for cut, milled wood; British English typically uses timber instead.
Words with a similar meaning
timberwood
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To move in a slow, heavy, clumsy way.
The exhausted bear lumbered back into the forest after raiding the campsite.
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