lumber-yard
Definition
- Noun:
- A place where lumber is stored and sold: "lumber-yard" refers to a business establishment or area where cut wood (lumber) is kept in stock for retail or wholesale sale, typically for construction or building purposes.
Usage Examples
- (He visited the place where lumber is sold to purchase wood for building a deck.)
- (The storage and sales location offers different kinds of wood for customers.)
Advanced Usage
- "to work at a lumber-yard": to be employed in the business of selling or handling lumber.
- After college, she got a job at a lumber-yard to learn about the construction trade. (She was employed at a place where lumber is stored and sold.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lumber (n): wood that has been cut and prepared for use in building.
- The lumber arrived at the construction site this morning. (The prepared wood was delivered.)
- Lumberyard (n): alternative spelling of "lumber-yard," often written as one word in modern usage.
- He owns a lumberyard on the outskirts of town. (He owns a business that sells lumber.)
Synonyms
- Timber yard: a place where timber is stored and sold (common in British English).
- Wood yard: a yard where wood is kept for sale or storage.
Related Idioms
- "A lumber-yard of ideas": a metaphorical phrase meaning a large, disorganized collection of thoughts or concepts.
- His mind was a lumber-yard of ideas, with no clear plan. (His mind was full of scattered, unorganized thoughts.)