"timbers" in the noun sense
1. lumber, timber
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
2. timber
a beam made of wood
3. timber
a post made of wood
4. forest, woodland, timberland, timber
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
5. timbre, timber, quality, tone
music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
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