Plural of timber
regular plural
The plural of timber is timbers.
Forms of timber
| Singular | timber /ˈtɪmbə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | timbers |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Timbers in a sentence
- the timbers of a ship
- The gale strained the timbers of the ship.From the entry strain
- Each year rotted and broken timbers, coins and bric-a-brac are tossed upon the Maine shore line.2018, Horace P. Beck, The Folklore of Maine. From the entry Mainite
- Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers following Root's 'grillage' principle.2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 144. From the entry grillage
- Shiver me timbers and swash my buckle.2010, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Between the Devil and the Deep: A Memoir of Acting and Reacting. From the entry swash someone's buckle
Meaning of timber
- noun Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
- noun Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
- noun A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.
Questions about the plural of timber
- What is the plural of timber?
- The plural of timber is timbers.
- Is timber countable?
- Timber is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: timber (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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