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lumber vs timber

timber vs lumber

lumber and timber both are nouns.

lumber is a verb but timber is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lumber Yes No Yes No
timber Yes No No No
As nouns, lumber and timber are synonyms defined as:
  • lumber and timber: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
lumber (noun) timber (noun)
an implement used in baseball by the batter a beam made of wood
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material a post made of wood
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
lumber (verb) timber (verb)
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
move heavily or clumsily
Difference between lumber and timber

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