Plural of lumber
regular plural
The plural of lumber is lumbers.
Forms of lumber
| Singular | lumber /ˈlʌm.bə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lumbers |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Lumbers in a sentence
- Hannibal emerges from the cage, glares at me, and lumbers off toward the kitchen.2019, Tess Gerritsen, The Shape of Night: The spine-tingling thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller, Random House, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry release the kraken
- Life reported that he "never walks fast but lumbers along ungainfully to conserve his energy.1991, Faces, page 83. From the entry ungainfully
- The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her.2007 August 21, Jan Hoffman, “Soldiering On, Home to Home, in a Squeezed Health System”, in The New York Times. From the entry desperately
- Down from the heights reels the glittering Cassiopeia as the hours wear on, while Charles’ Wain lumbers up from behind the vapour-soaked swamp trees that sway in the night-wind.1920, H.P. Lovecraft, Polaris. From the entry Charles' Wain
Meaning of lumber
- noun Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
- noun Old furniture or other items that take up room, or are stored away.
- noun Useless or cumbrous material.
Questions about the plural of lumber
- What is the plural of lumber?
- The plural of lumber is lumbers.
- Is lumber countable?
- Lumber is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lumber (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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