Thesaurus results for TIMBERS

timbers

noun

plural of timber

as in forests

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come

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tree logs as prepared for human use needed a new load of timber to finish building the house

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Recent Examples of timbers Aged timbers support a vaulted ceiling in the lodge, which has a gift shop, library, and lounge. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 Drywood termites don’t make colonies underground but live in structural timbers or even furniture and handrails inside a home. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 Inside, design inspiration comes from classic cinema, with rustic parquet floors, lacquered timbers, and local stones. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 The timbers came from trees felled by Cyclone Pam, the Category 5 storm that flattened much of Vanuatu in 2015. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 The dimensions of the timbers correspond exactly to the drawings of the ship that survive, and the dendrochronological dating matches the vessel’s year of construction in 1772. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 It was then replaced in 1912 with the current lodge, built with cedar logs from Idaho and redwood timbers from California, and featuring modern conveniences like plumbing and electricity. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 In 1880, Queen Victoria gave President Hayes a desk made of timbers from the HMS Resolute, which sits in the Oval Office today. — New York Times, 11 June 2026 The tests were conducted at Oxford Tree Ring Laboratory with timbers chosen by Andrew Ownbey, a building restoration specialist focused on 18th and 19th century structures in eastern North Carolina. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026

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An unusually dry and hot winter has created dangerously flammable conditions in forests and grasslands across the West.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Visitors moved from the sandstone cliffs of Antelope Canyon to the dappled light of the Ponderosa forests, and then the bright starscape of the Sonoran Desert.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Definition of forests

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Royce Ben Jameson was arrested on suspicion of the offense of firing woods or prairie and third-degree criminal trespass.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 July 2026
According to a medical examiner, the infant had likely been in the woods for only about 12 hours before being discovered.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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