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Columbian
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adjective
of or relating to Christopher Columbus
timber
Noun
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Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.
They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.
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Timber is wood used for building.
He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.
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Timber is a piece of wood used in building.
She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.
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Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.
During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.
timber
Verb
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To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.
The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.
beetle
Noun
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A beetle is a kind of insect.