for·est (fôr  st, f r-)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva), outside (forest), from Latin for  s, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]for est·al, fo·restial (f -r schl) adj.for  es·tation n. |
forest [ˈfɒrɪst]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a large wooded area having a thick growth of trees and plants
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the trees of such an area
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) NZ an area planted with exotic pines or similar trees Compare bush1 [4]
4. something resembling a large wooded area, esp in density a forest of telegraph poles
5. (Law) Law (formerly) an area of woodland, esp one owned by the sovereign and set apart as a hunting ground with its own laws and officers Compare park [5]
6. (modifier) of, involving, or living in a forest or forests a forest glade
vb
(tr) to create a forest (in); plant with trees
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis unfenced woodland, from Latin foris outside]
forestal , foresteal [fəˈrɛstɪəl] adj
forested adj
forestless adj
forest-like adj
| 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. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  forest - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded areabotany, 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 shrubsbiome - 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 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" 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" |
forest
noun wood, trees, woods, grove, woodland, plantation, rainforest, thicket, copse, coppice Parts of the forest are still dense.
Translations
forest [ˈfɒrɪst]
B. CPD forest fire N → incendio m forestal
forest ranger N → guardabosques mf inv
forest track, forest trail N → camino m forestal
forest ranger N → guardabosques mf inv
forest track, forest trail N → camino m forestal
forest
n forest [ˈforist]
1 (a large piece of) land covered with trees. woud حُرج гора les skov der Wald δάσος bosque mets جنگل metsä forêt יַעַר जंगल šuma erdő(ség) hutan skógur foresta 森林 삼림, 숲 miškas mežs hutan bos skog las, puszcza floresta pădure лес les gozd šuma skog ป่าไม้ orman 森林地帶 ліс جنگل rừng 森林地带
2 an area of land in which animals, especially deer, are kept a deer forest. woud غابَه резерват rezervace naturpark die Waldung (εθνικός) δρυμός reserva jahimaa شکارگاه metsä réserve יַעַר वन lovište erdő(ség) cagar alam verndarsvæði riserva 御猟場 동물이 사는 지역 rezervatas rezervāts hutan simpan bos naturreservat las floresta rezervaţie заповедник rezervácia, zvernica rezervat šuma skog, jaktpark ป่า ...ormanı 狩獵場 мисливський заповідник جانوروں کی رہائش کا علاقہ rừng để săn bắn 狩猎场
adj forested
covered with forest. bebos مُغَطّى بالأحْراج горист zalesněný skovklædt bewaldet δασώδης cubierto de bosques metsane جنگلی metsittynyt couvert de forêts מְיוֹעַר वनाच्छादित pošumljen erdősített berhutan skógi vaxinn coperto di foreste 植林された 수목으로 뒤덮인 apaugęs mišku, miškingas mežains berhutan bebost skogkledd, skogbevokst zalesiony coberto por floresta împădurit лесистый zalesnený gozdnat pošumljen skogbevuxen, skogklädd เต็มไปด้วยป่าไม้ ormanlık 覆蓋有森林的 залісений جنگل سے ڈھکا bị bao phủ bởi rừng 覆盖有森林的
n forester
a person who works in a forest or is involved in forestry. bosbouer حِراجي، حارِس غابَه горски lesník forstmand; skovfoged der Förster δασοκόμος guardabosques metsavaht, metsandustöötaja جنگل بان metsänhoitaja garde forestier/-ière יַעֲרָן वन रक्षक šumar erdész penjaga hutan skógræktarmaður, skógarvörður guardia forestale, guardaboschi 林業者 삼림 노동자, 삼림학 전문가 miškininkas mežzinis; mežsargs penjaga hutan boswachter forstmann, skogforvalter leśnik guarda florestal pădurar лесник; лесничий lesník gozdar šumar skogvaktare, skogsarbetare พนักงานป่าไม้ ormancı 林務員 лісник; лісничий ماہر جنگلات cán bộ lâm nghiệp 林务员
n forestry
(the science of) growing and looking after forests. bosbou حِراجَه، عِلْم الغابات лесовъдство lesnictví skovbrug; forstvæsen die Forstwirtschaft δασοκομία silvicultura metsandus جنگل داری metsänhoito sylviculture יַעֲרָנוּת वनीकरण šumarstvo erdészet kehutanan skógræktarfræði silvicoltura, selvicoltura 林業 임학 miškininkystė mežkopība kehutanan bosbouw(kunde) skogbruk leśnictwo silvicultura silvicultură лесоводство lesníctvo gozdarstvo šumarstvo skogsbruk, skogsvård การทำป่าไม้ ormancılık 林學 лісове господарство جنگل بانی کا علم lâm nghiệp 林学
adj
a forestry worker. bosbou حِراجي، في الغابات лесничей lesní skov- forstwirtschaftlich δασοκομικός forestal metsa(ndus)- جنگل داری metsänhoidollinen forestier יַעֲרָנוּת वनकर्मी šumski erdészeti pekerja kehutanan skógræktar- forestale 林業の 삼림의 miškų ūkio, miško mežkopības- pekerja hutan bosbouw- skog-, forst- leśny silvicultor forestier лесоводческий lesný gozdarski šumarski skogsvårds- เจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้ orman 林業的 лісівничий جنگل بانی کا کارکن lâm nghiệp 林业的
forest → غابة les skov Wald δάσος bosque metsä forêt šuma foresta 森 숲 bos skog las floresta лес skog ป่า orman rừng 森林
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