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

Lumber

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.