timber

n 1: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building

material [syn: {lumber}]

2: a beam made of wood

3: a post made of wood

4: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: {forest}, {woodland},

{timberland}]

5: the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or

noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was

rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell

summoned them to meet" [syn: {timbre}, {quality}, {tone}]