Timber Frame Home Designs

timber

As noun

the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses

growing trees themselves

wooded land

wood, especially when suitable or adapted for various building purposes

a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like:A timber fell from the roof

Nautical

(in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib

personal character or quality:He's being talked up as presidential timber

Sports

a wooden hurdle, as a gate or fence, over which a horse must jump in equestrian sports

As verb (used with object)

to furnish with timber

to support with timber

As verb (used without object)

to fell timber, especially as an occupation

As interjection

a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground

frame

As noun

a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc

a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or nonstructural panels, and generally used as a major support in building or engineering works, machinery, furniture, etc

a body, especially a human body, with reference to its size or build; physique:He has a large frame

a structure for admitting or enclosing something:a window frame

Usually, frames

(used with a plural verb) the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

form, constitution, or structure in general; system; order

a particular state, as of the mind:an unhappy frame of mind

Movies

one of the successive pictures on a strip of film

Television

a single traversal by the electron beam of all the scanning lines on a television screen

In the U

S

this is a total of lines traversed in / (

) second

Compare field (def )

Computers

the information or image on a screen or monitor at any one time

Bowling

one of the ten divisions of a game

one of the squares on the scorecard, in which the score for a given frame is recorded

Pool

rack (def )

Baseball

an inning

Slang

a frame-up

enclosing lines, usually forming a square or rectangle, to set off printed matter in a newspaper, magazine, or the like; a box

the structural unit that supports the chassis of an automobile

Nautical

any of a number of transverse, riblike members for supporting and stiffening the shell of each side of a hull

any of a number of longitudinal members running between web frames to support and stiffen the shell plating of a metal hull

a machine or part of a machine supported by a framework, especially as used in textile production:drawing frame; spinning frame

Printing

the workbench of a compositor, consisting of a cabinet, cupboards, bins, and drawers, and having flat and sloping work surfaces on top

Bookbinding

an ornamental border, similar to a picture frame, stamped on the front cover of some books

in frame, Shipbuilding

(of a hull) with all frames erected and ready for planking or plating

As verb (used with object), framed, framing

to form or make, as by fitting and uniting parts together; construct

to contrive, devise, or compose, as a plan, law, or poem:to frame a new constitution

to conceive or imagine, as an idea

Informal

to incriminate (an innocent person) through the use of false evidence, information, etc

to provide with or put into a frame, as a picture

to give utterance to:Astonished, I attempted to frame adequate words of protest

to form or seem to form (speech) with the lips, as if enunciating carefully

to fashion or shape:to frame a bust from marble

to shape or adapt to a particular purpose:to frame a reading list for ninth graders

Informal

to contrive or prearrange fraudulently or falsely, as in a scheme or contest

to adjust (film) in a motion-picture projector so as to secure exact correspondence of the outlines of the frame and aperture

to line up visually in a viewfinder or sight

Archaic

to direct, as one's steps

As verb (used without object), framed, framing

Archaic

to betake oneself; resort

Archaic

to prepare, attempt, give promise, or manage to do something

home

As noun

a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc

:a nursing home

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal

the place or region where something is native or most common

any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home

a person's native place or own country

(in games) the destination or goal

a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team

Baseball

home plate

Lacrosse

one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal

As adjective

of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products

principal or main:the corporation's home office

reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust

Sports

played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season

Compare away (def )

As adverb

to, toward, or at home:to go home

deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home

to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home

Nautical

into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home

in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home

toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home

As verb (used without object), homed, homing

to go or return home

(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc

) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target

to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes

to have a home where specified; reside

As verb (used with object), homed, homing

to bring or send home

to provide with a home

to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc

As Idioms

at home, in one's own house or place of residence

in one's own town or country

prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home

We are always at home to her

in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home

well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics

played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away

bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her

home and dry, British Informal

having safely achieved one's goal

home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc

: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free

certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc

: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free

write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about

His cooking is really something to write home about

designs

As verb (used with object)

to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge

to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully

to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students

to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape

to assign in thought or intention; purpose:He designed to be a doctor

Obsolete

to mark out, as by a sign; indicate

As verb (used without object)

to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans

to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc

As noun

an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed

organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition

the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc

; the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet

the art of designing:a school of design

a plan or project:a design for a new process

a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him

designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock

intention; purpose; end

adaptation of means to a preconceived end