Meaning & use
lumberyard
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UK/ˈlʌmbəjɑːd/
US/ˈlʌmbərjɑːrd/
Meaning
nouncountable
a place where wood is stored and sold, often for building or carpentry
Grammar: Countable: you can say a lumberyard or two lumberyards.
Patterns
- at a lumberyard
- go to the lumberyard
We bought all the planks for the deck at the local lumberyard.
The lumberyard delivers wood to construction sites.
He worked at a lumberyard during the summer, loading trucks with timber.
Word forms
| plural | lumberyards |
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Common combinations
- local lumberyard
- The local lumberyard sells oak and pine.
- work at a lumberyard
- He worked at a lumberyard to pay for college.
- lumberyard delivery
- We scheduled a lumberyard delivery for Monday morning.
- buy from a lumberyard
- It's cheaper to buy from a lumberyard than a hardware store.
Synonyms and how they differ
- timber yard
- This is the British term for the same place; 'lumberyard' is mainly American.
Word family
- lumber noun
- Wood that has been cut into boards, mainly American English.
- lumberjack noun
- A person who cuts down trees or works in a forest.
Commonly confused: lumberyard or lumber?
lumberyard vs lumber
Lumber is the wood itself, while a lumberyard is the place where it is sold.
Practice
We need to go to the ______ to buy wood for the fence.
Choose one answer.
'Lumberyard' is the place where wood is sold. 'Lumber' is the wood itself, and 'lumberjack' is a person who cuts trees.
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