Thesaurus results for TIMBERS

timbers

noun

plural of timber

as in forests

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come

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as in lumber

tree logs as prepared for human use needed a new load of timber to finish building the house

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Recent Examples of timbers The spa The spa is a huge selling point, constructed from natural rock and timbers in the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Inside, aged timbers spanning the 23-foot-tall great room’s truss-work came from the craftspeople at Historic Woodworks in nearby Tetonia, Idaho. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026 In the process, Ownbey discovered support timbers had rotted away, forcing him to bring entire walls to his workshop for meticulous reconstruction. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Your bed is suspended on local timbers, yet this is not an Austrian version of the Rocky Mountains. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The mock Tudor building where it’s housed today was built in 1924 from the timbers of two ancient battleships. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Raised beds are a simple landscaping project that is easy to construct from timbers or kits. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 In 1880, Queen Victoria gave President Hayes a desk made of timbers from the HMS Resolute, which sits in the Oval Office today. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

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Expanding fires and heavy smoke left them with no safe route back to larger forests before they were evacuated in early September, Suciadi said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Instead, it’s comprised of five—Sani Beach, Sani Asterias, Porto Sani, Sani Dunes, and Sani Club—stretched out across a slip of sandy beach backed by pine forests on the northwestern Aegean.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of forests

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Only 10 minutes from the scenic harbor of Camden, the landscape is rural without being rural—in the woods, but just a short drive to seaside life.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
For him, hunting and conservation aren't just about what happens in the woods.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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