Lumber

Lumber is wood that has been cut into flat pieces or beams, which people use to build houses, furniture, and other things.

Examples

• The carpenter used lumber to build a strong treehouse where all of us could play together.
• In science class, we learned how lumber comes from trees and is used to make furniture and houses.
• When we visited a construction site, we saw workers carrying large pieces of lumber to build a new school.

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