Synonyms for lumber
ˈlʌm bərlum·ber

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1. lumbernoun

   Synonyms:
   timber, wood

2. lumbernoun

   to move clumsily

   Synonyms:
   timber, wood

3. lumberverb

   to load down with things, to fill, to encumber

   Synonyms:
   timber, wood

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lumbernoun

   Synonyms:
   trash, rubbish, refuse

   Antonyms:
   valuables, commodities, stock

2. lumberverb

   Synonyms:
   choke, crowd, obstruct, encumber

   Antonyms:
   clear, disencumber, utilize, economize

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lumber, timbernoun

   the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

   Synonyms:
   woodland, tone, quality, timbre, timberland, forest, baseball bat, timber

2. baseball bat, lumberverb

   an implement used in baseball by the batter

   Synonyms:
   baseball bat, timber

3. lumber, poundverb

   move heavily or clumsily

   "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

   Synonyms:
   log, poke, impound, pound up, pound, pound off, ram down, thump, beat, ram

4. log, lumberverb

   cut lumber, as in woods and forests

   Synonyms:
   pound, log

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lumbernoun

   Synonyms:
   trash, trumpery, rubbish

2. lumbernoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. s.] sawed or split timber

3. lumberverb

   Synonyms:
   heap in disorder

4. lumberverb

   Synonyms:
   fill with trumpery

5. lumberverb

   Synonyms:
   trudge, move heavily

6. lumberverb

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] cut timber, prepare logs for lumber

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1. List of paraphrases for "lumber":

   timber, wood, sawing, sawn, lumbar, bois, woods, drink, softwood, wooden, sawnwood, sawmill

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1. Mahed Al-Tabbaa:

   Gaza needs cement, all kinds and sizes of lumber, raw chemicals, iron for metalworks, all of which have ceased completely, what counts is whether Israel will allow the banned goods to enter Gaza, not an increase the number of trucks carrying the already permitted list of goods.

2. Tom Toomey:

   We have inflation that is through the roof, we have gas prices that are through the roof. We have the costs of goods like lumber that are through the roof. And parents are still struggling to get food on the table for their kids.

3. Susan Yurkovich:

   Our fiber supply picture is declining in the province of British Columbia at a time when we're running into a picture of very strong demand, parks and protected areas are a huge piece, so it's not like you can just say all of a sudden we're going to lift up the cut. And frankly, you don't want to do that because we are an industry that is going to be around for generations if we harvest at a sustainable level. So, for the midterm, British Columbia is going to have less lumber going into the US marketplace.

4. Adrian Tiutiu:

   We will leave it to the customer to decide what they want but we will not give a warranty on cheaper products from Lumber.

5. CaddyShack:

   Danny Noonan I haven't even told my father I'm not gonna get that scholarship. I'm gonna end up working in a lumberyard the rest of my life. Ty Webb What's wrong with lumber I own two lumberyards. Danny Noonan I notice you don't spend too much time there. Ty Webb I'm not quite sure where they are.