forest
[ fawr-ist, for- ]
/ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /
noun
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
the trees on such a tract: to cut down a forest.
a tract of wooded grounds in England formerly belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game.
a thick cluster of vertical objects: a forest of church spires.
verb (used with object)
to supply or cover with trees; convert into a forest.
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Origin of forest
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin forestis (silva) “an unenclosed wood” (as opposed to a park), derivative of Latin forīs “outside.” Cf. foreign
synonym study for forest
1. Forest, grove, wood refer to an area covered with trees. A forest is an extensive area, preserving some or all of its primitive wildness and usually having game or wild animals in it: Sherwood Forest; the Black Forest. A grove is a group or cluster of trees, usually not very large in area and cleared of underbrush. It is usually tended or cultivated: a shady grove; a grove of pines; an orange grove; a walnut grove. Woods (or a wood ) resembles a forest but is a smaller tract of land, less wild in character, and generally closer to civilization: lost in the woods; a wood covering several acres.
OTHER WORDS FROM forest
Words nearby forest
foresight, foreskin, foresleeve, forespeak, forespent, forest, forestaff, forestage, forestall, forestation, forestay
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British Dictionary definitions for forest
forest
/ (ˈfɒrɪst) /
noun
verb
(tr) to create a forest (in); plant with trees
Derived forms of forest
forestal or foresteal (fəˈrɛstɪəl), adjectiveforested, adjectiveforestless, adjectiveforest-like, adjectiveWord Origin for forest
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis unfenced woodland, from Latin foris outside
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Scientific definitions for forest
forest
[ fôr′ĭst ]
A growth of trees covering a large area. Forests exist in all regions of the Earth except for regions of extreme cold or dryness.
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Idioms and Phrases with forest
forest
see can't see the forest for the trees.
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