lumber

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: lŭmʹbə IPA ^(key): /ˈlʌm.bə/
• (US) enPR: lŭmʹbər IPA ^(key): /ˈlʌm.bɚ/

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Noun

Singular lumber

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Lumber is wood that is cut up into planks.

   The frame of the house is made of lumber.

Verb

Plain form lumber

Third-person singular lumbers

Past tense lumbered

Past participle lumbered

Present participle lumbering

1. If you lumber, you move clumsily and slowly.