Phrase Hound found 46 phrases and 44 compound words that contain timber. The most common are listed below. Open timber in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 46
- timber raftingA log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river.
- Big TimberA city, the county seat of Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States.
- Timber Lakethe name of many lakes and reservoirs in the United States, see the full list.
- Timber CoveA census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
- timber lineAlternative spelling of timberline: The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.
- timber hitchA multiple turn hitch knot used to attach a line or rope to a spar where diagonal strain, or towing, is required. More commonly used with a half hitch added for security.
- half-timberAlternative form of half-timbered: Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces (panels) between the timbers filled with bricks, stone, or wattle and daub, etc. (the infill), especially if the timber frame …
- timber circleA circular arrangement of wooden posts, interpreted either as a complex of freestanding poles or as the support for a large circular building.
- timber flyAny of the flies of the family Pantophthalmidae.
- timber wolfThe gray wolf, Canis lupus.
- timber yarda place where wood is stored, and cut to size
- virgin timberTimber (lumber) taken from an uncultivated forest.
- timber circlesplural of timber circle: A circular arrangement of wooden posts, interpreted either as a complex of freestanding poles or as the support for a large circular building.
- timber framingA method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together.
- timber fliesplural of timber fly: Any of the flies of the family Pantophthalmidae.
- compass timberNaturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.
- timber wolvesplural of timber wolf: The gray wolf, Canis lupus.
- timber campA camp where loggers live and keep their equipment in order to be close to the timber.
- horn timberA timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.
- timber rattlesnakeAny of species Crotalus horridus of rattlesnakes.
- timber rattlesnakesplural of timber rattlesnake: Any of species Crotalus horridus of rattlesnakes.
- timber-cladAlternative form of timberclad: Covered or sheathed with timber; having an exterior layer of wood.
- bond timberA wooden beam integrated into masonry walls in order to strengthen the structure by tying sections together longitudinally.
- jack timberAny timber, such as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others.
- pole-timberAlternative form of poletimber: Wood cut from trees of sufficient diameter to form poles, but smaller than sawtimber.
Compound words 44
- timberlandForested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.
- timberlineThe height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.
- timberyResembling or consisting of timber.
- timbercladCovered or sheathed with timber; having an exterior layer of wood.
- sawtimberWood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
- betimberTo build.
- retimberTo fit with new timbers.
- timberheadThe top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
- timberlessWithout timber.
- timberworkWork made of timbers.