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timber vs planking

planking vs timber

timber and planking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
timber Yes No No No
planking Yes No No No
As nouns, planking is a hyponym of timber; that is, planking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than timber:
  • timber: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
  • planking: planks collectively; a quantity of planks
Other hyponyms of timber include stock, strip, board, plank.
timber (noun) planking (noun)
a beam made of wood the work of covering an area with planks
a post made of wood (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) planks collectively; a quantity of planks
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
Difference between timber and planking

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