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 Definitions of FOREST  [ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr-]  

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Definition of 'FOREST' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) forest
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.

2.  forest
(formerly, in England) a tract of land generally belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game.

3.  forest
a thick cluster of vertical objects:
a forest of church spires.

4. (v.t.) forest
to supply or cover with trees; convert into a forest.

Etymology:  (1920–25)

Definition of 'FOREST' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) forest, wood, woods
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

2. (verb) forest, woodland, timberland, timber
land that is covered with trees and shrubs

3. (verb) afforest, forest
establish a forest on previously unforested land
"afforest the mountains"


Definition of 'FOREST' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) forest
an area of land covered with trees
a pine forest; the logging of forests


Definition of 'FOREST' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) FOREST
of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan

2. (noun) FOREST
an extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated

3. (noun) FOREST
a large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own

4. (verb) FOREST
to cover with trees or wood


Translation of 'FOREST' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (a large piece of) land covered with trees.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: woud Arabic flag Arabic: حُرج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гора
Brazilian flag Brazilian: floresta Czech flag Czech: les German flag German: der Wald
Danish flag Danish: skov Greek flag Greek: δάσος Spanish flag Spanish: bosque
Estonian flag Estonian: mets Farsi flag Farsi: جنگل Finnish flag Finnish: metsä
French flag French: forêt Hebrew flag Hebrew: יַעַר Hindi flag Hindi: जंगल
Croatian flag Croatian: šuma Hungarian flag Hungarian: erdő(ség) Indonesian flag Indonesian: hutan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skógur Italian flag Italian: foresta Japanese flag Japanese: 森林
Korean flag Korean: 삼림, 숲 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: miškas Latvian flag Latvian: mežs
Malay flag Malay: hutan Dutch flag Dutch: bos Norwegian flag Norwegian: skog
Polish flag Polish: las, puszcza Persian flag Persian: جنگل Pashto flag Pashto: ځنګل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: floresta Romanian flag Romanian: pădure Russian flag Russian: лес
Slovak flag Slovak: les Slovenian flag Slovenian: gozd Serbian flag Serbian: šuma
Swedish flag Swedish: skog Thai flag Thai: ป่าไม้ Turkish flag Turkish: orman
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 森林地帶 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: іс Urdu flag Urdu: جنگل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rừng Chinese flag Chinese: 森林地带

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