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building material vs lumber

lumber vs building material

building material and lumber both are nouns.

building material is not a verb while lumber is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
building material Yes No No No
lumber Yes No Yes No
As nouns, lumber is a hyponym of building material; that is, lumber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than building material:
  • building material: material used for constructing buildings
  • lumber: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
building material (noun) lumber (noun)
material used for constructing buildings an implement used in baseball by the batter
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
building material (verb) lumber (verb)
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
move heavily or clumsily
Difference between building material and lumber

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