Definitions for lumbers

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lumbers lum·ber

Spelling: [luhm-ber]

IPA: /ˈlʌm bər/

Lumbers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 204 anagrams from letters in lumbers (belmrsu).

Definitions for lumbers

noun

1. timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away.

verb (used with object)

1. to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber:
2. to heap together in disorder.
3. to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles; encumber.

verb (used without object)

1. to cut timber and prepare it for market.
2. to become useless or to be stored away as useless.
3. to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk:
4. to make a rumbling noise.

Origin of lumbers

1545-55; orig. noun use of lumber²; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements

Examples for lumbers

We were in the guest lodge of a lumber company in a small town in East Texas.

Mason was a millionaire and a lumber king, but every one called him Ed.

They stood knee-deep in the clutter and lumber, facing each other abjectly.

I've bought some cheap ones at the lumber yard, and they're on the way.

But his 8-year-old company could choose from a handful of lumber kilns within hours of the city.

The judges noted that he told one of the officers he had “copped some lumber.”

Our inner cities are stacks of dry leaves and lumber, waiting for a spark.

So, in spite of Albert's promise, the Calvin lumber was not delivered on time.

As for furs and leather and lumber, no other town in the colonies compared with Albany.

Today, ton-sized pieces of lumber lay rotting in the cool morning air.