Wood, Timber or Lumber?

2023-06-10

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "wood," "timber," and "lumber."
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  • Hi VOA Learning English team.
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  • My name is Yen, and I am from Vietnam.
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  • I have followed VOA (for) more than 7 years.
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  • Can you explain the different meanings between "wood," "lumber," and "timber?"
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  • I hope you (can) help (with) how to use individual word(s) in sentences also.
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  • Many thanks,
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  • Nguyen
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  • Thank you, Yen for writing to us and being a loyal follower all these years!
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  • The words "timber" and "lumber" have different meanings in American and British English.
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  • Let us look at what these words mean in American English.
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  • Wood is the hard substance that makes up trees.
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  • It helps with the movement of water and nutrients through the tree to the branches and leaves.
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  • The structure of wood is fibrous.
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  • There are many kinds of wood, such as hardwood from maple trees and softwood from pine trees.
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  • Wood is also the material used to make things like pencils or toothpicks.
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  • She makes bowls out of wood.
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  • Many children learn to write with a wooden pencil.
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  • In an earlier Ask a Teacher, we answered a question about the word "woods," which means a forested area.
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  • In the United States and Canada, "timber" can mean either wood from standing trees or wood that has just been cut but is unprocessed.
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  • The loggers loaded the timber onto the truck after cutting down the trees.
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  • Just like "a wood," the word "timber" can describe a grouping of trees or a wooded area.
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  • Timber often appears combined with other words like "line" and "land."
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  • The timberline is a high area of elevation that marks the limit for tree growth.
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  • Timberlands are areas of forest used especially for timber.
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  • When loggers are cutting down trees, they traditionally yell, "Timber!" The goal is to warn people of the falling tree.
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  • "Timber" as a verb means to cover or support with timber.
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  • We timbered the cabin with fresh logs.
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  • Now let us look at lumber.
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  • The word "lumber" in American English means wood that has been processed or cut into boards.
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  • You can find lumber products at the local hardware or home-and-garden store.
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  • Lumber, much like timber, can also be used as a verb. It can mean cutting or preparing wood to make it into lumber.
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  • He lumbered his own wood for his house.
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  • But it can also mean to move in a slow or unskilled way.
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  • She lumbered through the room beneath the heavy weight of her load.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Nguyen.
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  • What questions do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.