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FOREST
forest, wood, woods
(noun) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
forest, woodland, timberland, timber
(noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs
afforest, forest
(verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land; âafforest the mountainsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
forest (plural forests)
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Any dense collection or amount.
(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e, a graph made up of trees.
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A group of domains that are managed as a unit.
The colour forest green.
Hyponyms
• See also forest
Meronyms
• tree
• See also Thesaurus:forest
Verb
forest (third-person singular simple present forests, present participle foresting, simple past and past participle forested)
(transitive) To cover an area with trees.
Anagrams
• Forets, Fortes, Foster, fetors, forset, fortes, fortĂ©s, foster, froste, softer
Proper noun
Forest (countable and uncountable, plural Forests)
A surname.
A city, the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forest is the 6661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5076 individuals. Forest is most common among White (65.76%) and Black/African American (28.23%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Forets, Fortes, Foster, fetors, forset, fortes, fortĂ©s, foster, froste, softer
Source: Wiktionary
For"est, n. Etym: [OF. forest, F. forĂȘt, LL. forestis, also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground reserved for the chase, fr. L. foris, foras, out of doors, abroad. See Foreign.]
1. 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. (Eng. Law)
Definition: 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. Burrill.
For"est, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. Forest fly. (Zoöl.) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family TabanidÊ, which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly. (b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick.
– Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest. Thomson.
– Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests.
– Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree.
For"est, v. t.
Definition: To cover with trees or wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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