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for·est  (fôrst, fr-)

n.

1. A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area.

2. Something that resembles a large, dense growth of trees, as in density, quantity, or profusion: a forest of skyscrapers.

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

tr.v. for·est·ed, for·est·ing, for·ests

To plant trees on.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva), outside (forest), from Latin fors, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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forest·al, fo·restial (f-rschl) adj.

fores·tation n.

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forest

Noun

1. a large wooded area with a thick growth of trees and plants

2. a group of narrow or tall objects standing upright: a forest of waving arms

3. NZ an area planted with pines or other trees that are not native to the country [Medieval Latin forestis unfenced woodland, from Latin foris outside]

forested adj

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forest  (fôrst)

A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large area. Forests exist in all regions of the Earth except for regions of extreme cold or dryness.

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Forest an extensive wood; the trees of a forest collectively; any dense collection or number of things.

Examples: forest of verbal arguments, 1875; of darts, 1669; of feathers, 1602; of people, 1645; of posts; of scaffolding; of spires, 1867; of telegraph poles; of trees.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forest - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area woods, wood botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" bosk - a small wooded area grove - a small growth of trees without underbrush jungle - an impenetrable equatorial forest rain forest, rainforest - a forest with heavy annual rainfall underbrush, undergrowth, underwood - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms old growth, virgin forest - forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity second growth - a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
	2.	forest - land that is covered with trees and shrubs timberland, woodland, timber biome - a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate greenwood - woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home" dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" riparian forest - woodlands along the banks of stream or river silva, sylva - the forest trees growing in a country or region tree farm - a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
Verb	1.	forest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" afforest plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" re-afforest - reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting" reforest - forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"

Translations

forest [ˈfɔrɪst] n → bosque m

forest [ˈfɔrɪst] n → forêt f

forest [ˈfɔrɪst] n → Wald m

forest [ˈfɔrɪst] n → foresta

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forest

n forest [ˈforist]

1 (a large piece of) land covered with trees. woudحُرجгораlesskovder Waldδάσοςbosquemetsجنگلmetsäforêtיַעַרजंगलšumaerdő(ség)hutanskógurforesta森林숲miškasmežshutanbosskoglas, puszczaflorestapădureлесlesgozdšumaskogป่าไม้orman森林地帶лісجنگلrừng森林地带

2 an area of land in which animals, especially deer, are kept a deer forest.woudغابَهрезерватrezervacenaturparkdie Waldung(εθνικός) δρυμόςreservajahimaaشکارگاهriista-alueréserveיַעַרवनlovišteerdő(ség)cagar alamverndarsvæðiriserva御猟場rezervatasrezervātshutan simpanbosnaturreservatlasflorestarezervaţieзаповедникrezervácia, zvernicarezervatšumaskog, jaktparkป่า...ormanı狩獵場мисливський заповідникجانوروں کی رہائش کا علاقہrừng để săn bắn狩猎场

adj ˈforested

covered with forest. bebosمُغَطّى بالأحْراجгористzalesněnýskovklædtbewaldetδασώδηςcubierto de bosquesmetsaneجنگلیmetsäinencouvert de forêtsמְיוֹעַרवनाच्छादितpošumljenerdősítettberhutanskógi vaxinncoperto di foreste植林された나무로 뒤덮인apaugęs mišku, miškingasmežainsberhutanbebostskogkledd, skogbevokstzalesionycoberto por florestaîm­pă­duritлесистыйzalesnenýgozdnatpošumljenskogbevuxen, skogkläddเต็มไปด้วยป่าไม้ormanlık覆蓋有森林的залісенийجنگل سے ڈھکاbị bao phủ bởi rừng覆盖有森林的

n ˈforester

a person who works in a forest or is involved in forestry. bosbouerحِراجي، حارِس غابَهгорскиlesníkforstmand; skovfogedder Försterδασοκόμοςguardabosquesmetsavaht, metsandustöötajaجنگل بانmetsänvartija, metsäalan ammattilainengarde forestier/-ièreיַעֲרָןवन रक्षकšumarerdészpenjaga hutanskógræktarmaður, skógarvörðurguardia forestale, guardaboschi林業者산림학자miškininkasmežzinis; mežsargspenjaga hutanboswachterforstmann, skogforvalterleśnikguarda florestalpădurarлесник; лесничийlesníkgozdaršumarskogvaktare, skogsarbetareพนักงานป่าไม้ormancı林務員лісник; лісничийماہر جنگلاتcán bộ lâm nghiệp林务员

n ˈforestry

(the science of) growing and looking after forests. bosbouحِراجَه، عِلْم الغاباتлесовъдствоlesnictvískovbrug; forstvæsendie Forstwirtschaftδασοκομίαsilviculturametsandusجنگل داریmetsätiede, metsänhoitosylvicultureיַעֲרָנוּתवनीकरणšumarstvoerdészetkehutananskógræktarfræðisilvicoltura, selvicoltura林業임학, 산림학miškininkystėmežkopībakehutananbosbouw(kunde)skogbrukleśnictwosilviculturasilviculturăлесоводствоlesníctvogozdarstvošumarstvoskogsbruk, skogsvårdการทำป่าไม้ormancılık林學лісове господарствоجنگل بانی کا علمlâm nghiệp林学

adj

a forestry worker.bosbouحِراجي، في الغاباتлесничейlesnískov-forstwirtschaftlichδασοκομικόςforestalmetsa(ndus)-جنگل داریmetsäalanforestierיַעֲרָנוּתवनकर्मीšumskierdészetipekerja kehutananskógræktar-forestale林業のmiškų ūkio, miškomežkopības-pekerja hutanbosbouw-skog-, forst-leśnysilvicultorforestierлесоводческийlesnýgozdarskišumarskiskogsvårds-เจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้orman林業的лісівничийجنگل بانی کا کارکنlâm nghiệp林业的