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. Matthew Pointon:

   There is some early evidence that lumber prices may now have peaked, but the shortage of labor will not be solved so quickly, and that means housing market conditions will remain tight for the remainder of the year.

2. Ryan Sweet:

   Rising material prices, including lumber, are beginning to weigh on builder confidence and reduce housing affordability.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski:

   You’ve got lumber, you’ve got all this stuff, mr. Arbery never shows up with a bag. He doesn’t pull up with a U-haul. ... All he does is wander around for a few minutes and then leave.