Definitions for forest
ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr-for·est

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forest, wood, woodsnoun

   the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

2. forest, woodland, timberland, timberverb

   land that is covered with trees and shrubs

3. afforest, forestverb

   establish a forest on previously unforested land

   "afforest the mountains"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forestnoun

   A dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area. Larger than woods.

2. forestnoun

   Any dense collection or amount.

   Forest of criticism.

3. forestnoun

   A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.

4. forestnoun

   a disjoint union of trees

5. forestverb

   To cover an area with trees.

6. Etymology: From forest, from forest, from foresta, first used in the Capitularies of Charlemagne in reference to the royal forest (as opposed to the inner woods, or parcus). Displaced native weald, wald, from weald, scogh, scough, from skógr, and frith, firth, from fyrhþ.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. FORESTnoun

   Etymology: forest, French; foresta, Italian.

   1. A wild uncultivated tract of ground, with wood.

   By many tribulations we enter into the kingdom of heaven, because, in a forest of many wolves, sheep cannot chuse but feed in continual danger of life. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 48.

   Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be, until
   Great Birnam-wood to Dunsinane’s high hill
   Shall come against him.
   ———— That will never be:
   Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
   Unfix his earth-bound root? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   There be airs which the physicians advise their patients to remove unto, which commonly are plain champaigns, but grasing, and not overgrown with heath; or else timber-shades, as in forests. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 936.

   How the first forest rais’d its shady head. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. [In law.]A certain territory of woody grounds and fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts, and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide in, in the safe protection of the king, for his pleasure; which territory of ground is bounded with irremoveable marks, and replenished with beasts of venery or chase, and with great coverts of vert for their succour and abode: for the preservation of which place, vert, and venison, there are certain particular laws. The manner of making forests is this: the king sends out his commission, under the broad seal of England, directed to certain discreet persons, for viewing, perambulating, and bounding the place that he has a mind to afforest: which returned into Chancery, proclamation is made throughout all the country where the ground lies, that none shall hunt or chase any wild beasts within that precinct, without the king’s special licence; after which he appoints ordinances, laws, and officers for the preservation of the vert and venison; and this becomes a forest by matter of record. The properties of a forest are these: a forest, as it is strictly taken, cannot be in the hands of any but the king, who hath power to grant commission to a justice in eyre for the forest; the courts; the officers for preserving the vert and venison, as the justices of the forest, the warden or keeper, the verders, the foresters, agistors, regarders, bailiffs, and beadles. The chief property of a forest is the swainmote, which is no less incident to it than the court of pyepowders to a fair. John Cowell

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forestnoun

   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

2. Forestnoun

   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

3. Forestadjective

   of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan

4. Forestverb

   to cover with trees or wood

5. Etymology: [OF. forest, F. fort, LL. forestis, also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground reserved for the chase, fr. L. foris, foras, out of doors, abroad. See Foreign.]

Freebase(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forest

   Forest is a city in Scott County, Mississippi. The population was 5,987 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scott County.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forest

   for′est, n. a large uncultivated tract of land covered with trees and underwood: woody ground and rude pasture: a preserve for large game, as a deer forest: a royal preserve for hunting, governed by a special code called the Forest Law.—adj. pertaining to a forest: silvan: rustic.—v.t. to cover with trees.—n. For′estage, an ancient service paid by foresters to the king: the right of foresters.—adjs. For′estal; For′est-born (Shak.), born in a wild.—ns. For′ester, one who has charge of a forest: an inhabitant of a forest; For′est-fly, a dipterous insect sometimes called Horse-fly, from the annoyance it causes horses.—adj. For′estine.—ns. For′est-mar′ble, a fissile limestone belonging to the middle division of the Jurassic System, so called because the typical beds are found in Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire; For′est-oak, the timber of the Australian beefwood trees; For′estry, the art of cultivating forests; For′est-tree, a timber-tree. [O. Fr. forest (Fr. forêt)—Low L. forestis (silva), the outside wood, as opposed to the parcus (park) or walled-in wood—L. foris, out of doors.]

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1. forest

   Parkway Forest Drive (aka Forest) is a North York neighbourhood bounded on the west by Don Mills Road, on the north by Sheppard Avenue, on the east by the Don Valley Parkway, and on the south by Highway 401. It is a dense development of high-rise rental apartment buildings, low-rise rental apartment buildings and townhouse complexes. The area has began to see an increase in criminal activitys in recent years, including the drug sweep of 25 Parkway Forest Drive apartment building by 33 division police. In early 2005, the "North York Community Council" committee of the Toronto City Council rejected a proposal to replace many of the low-rise apartment buildings and townhouses by seven high-rise towers ranging in height from 39 to 49 storeys. SGN™

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1. forest

   An area of land planted with trees that is managed sustainably with biodiversity, social access and community management

   Forests are beautiful and so amazing for the environment.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  

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1. forest

   The forest symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the forest symbol and its characteristic.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1470

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2108

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forest' in Nouns Frequency: #515

Anagrams for forest »

1. fetors

2. fortes

3. foster

4. Foster

5. softer

6. forset

How to pronounce forest?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Mia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of forest in a Sentence

1. Gregory Asner:

   If we have recurring drought and it comes back strong after the El Nino, we predict we are going to have a lot more tree mortality, if drought persists and we lose forest, it will be replaced with something. Typically when forests get too dry and they die off, usually shrub lands and grasslands do the replacing.

2. Erin Hunter:

   What should we do? We can't let the forest be overrun by foxes! What about my kits?

3. David Peterson:

   We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with chaparral -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like the Thomas Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

4. Per Petterson:

   When I was a young boy, I lived very close to the forest ... many years later, I moved back to the forest and it was a whole new thing, i immediately started writing this book.

5. Rebecca Latta:

   He gave me a huge hug, i think he’s so exhausted that I really think he doesn’t have a lot of words right now and he’s a little bit delirious after five days of wandering around in the forest.

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