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timberhead
nounLow
/ˈtɪmbəˌhɛd/The upper end of a timber or beam on a ship, used for securing ropes or cables.
timbering
nounLow
/ˈtɪmbərɪŋ/The act or process of using timber for structural support, especially in construction or mining.
timberjack
nounB1
/ˈlʌm.bə.dʒæk/A person whose job is to cut down trees and prepare the wood for transport.
timberlake
nounLow
/ˈtɪmbəleɪk/A surname of English origin, famously borne by Justin Timberlake.
timberland
nounB2
/ˈtɪmbəlænd/Land covered with trees suitable for producing timber; forest land managed primarily for wood production.
timberline
nounC1
/ˈtɪmbəlaɪn/The line or altitude on a mountain above which trees do not grow.
timberman
nounC2
/ˈtɪmbəmən/A person whose work is felling, cutting, or working with timber; a lumberjack.
timberwork
nounLow frequency; typically found in technical or specialized contexts.
/ˈtɪmbəwɜːk/The work or structure made from timber, especially in construction or carpentry.
timberyard
nounB2
/ˈtɪmbəjɑːd/A place where wood for building and carpentry is stored and sold.
timbre
nounC1
/ˈtæm.brə/The characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, that distinguishes it from other sounds.
timbrel
nounLow
/ˈtɪmbrəl/A small drum or tambourine, especially used in ancient or biblical contexts.
timbuktu
nounLow
/tɪmˌbʌkˈtuː/A city in Mali, West Africa; metaphorically, a very remote or distant place.
time
adjectiveinterjectionnoun+3A1
/taɪm/The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole; a point or period in this progress.
time and a half
nounC1
/ˌtaɪm ən ə ˈhɑːf/A rate of pay equal to one and a half times the employee's normal hourly wage, typically for overtime work.
time and motion study
nounC1
/ˌtaɪm ən ˈməʊʃən ˌstʌdi/A systematic analysis of work processes to measure efficiency, identify wasted time or effort, and establish standard times for tasks.
time bill
nounC1/C2
/ˈtaɪm ˌbɪl/A bill of exchange or promissory note that is payable at a specified future date, rather than on demand.
time bomb
nounMedium
/ˈtaɪm bɒm/A bomb designed to explode at a predetermined time.
time capsule
nounMedium
/ˈtaɪm ˌkæp.sjuːl/A sealed container storing objects and documents from the present time, intended to be opened in the future to provide a record of contemporary life.
time card
nounB1
/ˈtaɪm ˌkɑːd/A physical card or digital record used by an employee to record the hours they have worked.
time chart
nounB2
/ˈtaɪm ˌtʃɑːt/A diagram or graph that shows how something changes or progresses over a specific period.

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