timber
English Thesaurus
1. a beam made of wood (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | beam, |
| definition | : | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coulisse, |
| definition | : | a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sternpost, |
| definition | : | (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stringer, |
| definition | : | a long horizontal timber to connect uprights (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | two-by-four, |
| definition | : | a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section (noun.artifact) |
2. a post made of wood (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | post, |
| definition | : | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position (noun.artifact) |
3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | sound property, |
| definition | : | an attribute of sound (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | harmonic, |
| definition | : | any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | resonance, |
| definition | : | the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | nasality, |
| definition | : | a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | register, |
| definition | : | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
4. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | biome, |
| definition | : | a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | greenwood, |
| definition | : | woodlands in full leaf (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | riparian forest, |
| definition | : | woodlands along the banks of stream or river (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | silva, sylva, |
| definition | : | the forest trees growing in a country or region (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | tree farm, |
| definition | : | a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | sherwood forest, |
| definition | : | an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | wilderness, |
| definition | : | a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War (noun.object) |
5. the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | building material, |
| definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | stock, |
| definition | : | lumber used in the construction of something (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | strip, |
| definition | : | thin piece of wood or metal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | board, plank, |
| definition | : | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | planking, |
| definition | : | planks collectively; a quantity of planks (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | wood, |
| definition | : | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance) |
6. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
7. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)
| derivation | : | afforest, forest, |
| definition | : | establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact) |
8. the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | log, lumber, |
| definition | : | cut lumber, as in woods and forests (verb.contact) |
9. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
10. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)
| derivation | : | afforest, forest, |
| definition | : | establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact) |
11. the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | log, lumber, |
| definition | : | cut lumber, as in woods and forests (verb.contact) |
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