timber vs forest

timber and forest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
timber	Yes	No	No	No
forest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, timber and forest are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of timber include timberland, woodland.

timber (noun)	forest (noun)
a beam made of wood	the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
a post made of wood	land that is covered with trees and shrubs
(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

timber (verb)	forest (verb)
	establish a forest on previously unforested land