Vocab Day #6

timber |ˈtimbər|nounwood prepared for use in building and carpentry : the exploitation of forests for timber [as adj. ] : a small timber building.• trees grown for such wood : contracts to cut timber.• (usu. timbers) a wooden beam or board used in building a house, ship, or other structure.• [as exclam. ] used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut: we cried “Timber!” as our tree fell.• [usu. with adj. ] personal qualities or character, esp. as seen as suitable for a particular role : she is frequently hailed as presidential timber.ORIGIN Old English in the sense [a building,] also [building material,]of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room,’ from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build.’