forest

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/ˈfɒɹɪst/ English

Definitions

noun

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Any dense collection or amount.“a forest of criticism”
A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.

verb

To cover an area with trees.

Related words

Synonyms

woods timberland timber woodland afforest wood old-growth rainforest jungle forestry understory undergrowth woody selva silviculture bosque

Associated

deciduous lawn canopy logging scrub spruce forests fires wilderness grassland

Rhymes

florist rainforest reforest forrest deforrest deforest demorest door hissed laforest nor rust

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