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- Dictionarylumber/ˈlʌmbə/
noun
- 1. articles of furniture or other household items that are no longer useful and inconveniently take up storage space: British "a lumber room" Similar
- 2. timber sawn into rough planks or otherwise partly prepared: North American "he sat at a makeshift desk of unfinished lumber" Similar
verb
- 1. burden (someone) with something unwanted: informal British "the banks do not want to be lumbered with a building that they cannot sell"
- 2. cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale: North American "the woods there got lumbered down"
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Lumber can be a verb meaning to move heavily or clumsily, or a noun meaning timber or logs. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from Merriam-Webster.
9 meanings: 1. mainly US and Canadian a. logs; sawn timber b. cut timber, esp when sawn and dressed ready for use in joinery,.... Click for more definitions.
Lumber is the most common and widely used method of sawing logs. Plain sawn lumber is produced by making the first cut on a tangent to the circumference of the log. Each additional cut is then made parallel to the one before. This method produces the widest possible boards with the least amount of log waste.
Lumber can mean timber, useless articles, or a verb for moving clumsily or rumbling. Learn the origin, usage, and history of this word with Dictionary.com.
Do you move clumsily, heavily and slowly, without a shred of grace? Then it sounds like you might lumber. Sorry to hear that.
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Lumber can be a verb meaning to move slowly or awkwardly, or a noun meaning wood for building or unwanted objects. Learn how to use lumber in different contexts with examples and synonyms.
