forest
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹəst
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Definition
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noun
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Any dense collection or amount.
uncountable
The color forest green.
A number of townships in the United States, in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), and Missouri, listed under Forest Township.
verb
transitive
To cover an area with trees.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
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This meaning: A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Used this way, forest is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent.
An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest.
An uncontrolled fire in a wooded area.
Cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope.
One of a class of woodland deities.
Tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria.
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The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber.
Reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.
The restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting.
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