lumber

Meanings

• noun

  Large pieces of wood used as building material or fuel.

  - "The carpenter used lumber to build the house."
  - "The lumber yard sold a variety of woods for construction."

• noun

  A large quantity or amount of something.

  - "The company had a lumber of orders to process."
  - "The teacher was impressed by the lumber of knowledge her student had acquired."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

timber , wood

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lumber
tumber , rumber , bumper , jumper

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Lumber (English) : Large pieces of wood used as building material or fuel
   

2. Lumber (Scottish Gaelic) : a hollow place in the ground
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. lumberer (English) : a person who logs forests
   

2. lumberjack (English) : a person who cuts down trees, especially in a forest
   

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Variants

List of all variants of lumber that leads to same result
lumber , lumbered , lumbering , lumbers , lumberer , lumberers , lumber room , lumber rooms , lumber with , lumbered with , lumbering with , lumbers with

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Forms

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lumberjack, lumbering, lumberyard

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Etymology

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Old English hlum, hlumer, meaning 'tree trunk, timber'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest lumberjack festival is held annually in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.

2. The largest log ever transported was the Tamarack log, which measured 132 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 10 feet high.

3. The term 'lumberjack' originated in the 16th century when French explorers observed the native Mi'kmaq people of Canada cutting down trees with axes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Forestry: The science, art, and business of managing forests and related resources for economic, social, environmental, and recreational benefits.

2. Timber: Large pieces of wood, especially from trees, suitable for construction or for making furniture.

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Culture

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Lumber has been a vital resource for human civilization, especially in the development of agriculture and construction industries. It has been used for fuel, building homes, making furniture, and even for transportation.

How to Memorize "lumber"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large stack of wooden planks or logs.
   - Visualize a carpenter building a house using lumber.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lumber' with 'building materials'.
   - Think of 'large wooden pieces' when you hear the word 'lumber'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Large Logs Under Building Many Homes' to remember the definition.
   - Create a mental image of a lumberjack and a stack of logs to remember the word.

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