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lumber

[ luhm-ber ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away.

verb (used without object)

to cut timber and prepare it for market.
to become useless or to be stored away as useless.

verb (used with object)

to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber:
We lumbered more than a million acres last year.
to heap together in disorder.
to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles; encumber.

lumber

[ luhm-ber ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk:
overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road.
Synonyms: , ,
to make a rumbling noise.

lumber

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noun

1. logs; sawn timber
2. cut timber, esp when sawn and dressed ready for use in joinery, carpentry, etc
3. ( as modifier )
  the lumber trade
1. useless household articles that are stored away
2. ( as modifier )
  lumber room

verb

tr to pile together in a disorderly manner
tr to fill up or encumber with useless household articles
to convert (the trees) of (a forest) into marketable timber
informal.
tr to burden with something unpleasant, tedious, etc
tr to arrest; imprison

lumber

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verb

to move awkwardly
an obsolete word for rumble

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lumber¹

First recorded in 1545–55; of uncertain origin; perhaps because the cut and trimmed timber was dried and seasoned in a lumber room ( def )

Origin of lumber²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lomeren; compare dialectal Swedish lomra “to resound, roar,” loma “to walk heavily”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lumber¹

C17: perhaps from a noun use of lumber ²

Origin of lumber²

C14 lomeren; perhaps related to lome lame ¹, Swedish dialect loma to move ponderously

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Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.

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But builders were already bracing for material shortages and potentially higher costs for such items as lumber and bathtubs.

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His father was a lumber inspector and his mother a housewife.

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On Monday, he met with British Columbia Premier David Eby to discuss collaboration opportunities in the lumber industry, national transportation corridors and affordable housing projects, according to his office.

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Canada has vast supplies of rare earth metals, gold, oil, coal and lumber – the kind of natural wealth that Trump has long prized.

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