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.
Origin of forest
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin
forestis (
silva) an unenclosed wood (as opposed to a park), derivative of Latin
forīs outside. Cf.
foreign
SYNONYMS 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
Definition for forest (2 of 3)
Origin of fore
1Definition for forest (3 of 3)
De Forest
[ di fawr-ist, for- ]
/ dɪ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /
noun
Lee,1873–1961,
U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
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British Dictionary definitions for forest (1 of 4)
forest
/ (ˈfɒrɪst) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to create a forest (in); plant with trees
Derived forms of forest
forestal or foresteal (fəˈrɛstɪəl), adjective forested, adjective forestless, adjective forest-like, adjectiveWord Origin for forest
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin
forestis unfenced woodland, from Latin
foris outside
British Dictionary definitions for forest (2 of 4)
De Forest
/ (də ˈfɒrɪst) /
noun
Lee. 1873–1961, US inventor of telegraphic, telephonic, and radio equipment: patented the first triode valve (1907)
British Dictionary definitions for forest (3 of 4)
Word Origin for fore
Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
fora, Gothic
faura, Greek
para, Sanskrit
pura
British Dictionary definitions for forest (4 of 4)
fore
2
/ (fɔː) /
interjection
(in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
Word Origin for fore
C19: probably short for
before
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.
Idioms and Phrases with forest (1 of 2)
forest
see can't see the forest for the trees.
Idioms and Phrases with forest (2 of 2)
fore