forest
[noun]
Synonyms: timber, timberland, weald, wood(s), woodland

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Contrasted words: field, meadow, plain, prairie
Related Words: coppice, copse, grove, thicket, wildwood, woodlot

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English Thesaurus: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, sapling, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

for‧est S2 W2 /ˈfɒrəst, ˈfɒrɪst $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: noun: forest, deforestation, forestry, forester; verb: deforest; adjective: forested]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin foris 'outside' (because it was outside the main fenced area of woods)]
a large area of land that is covered with trees ⇒ wood
thick/dense forest
Much of Scandinavia is covered in dense forest.
a tropical forest
the danger of forest fires ⇒ rain forest, ⇒ not see the forest for the trees at see¹(41)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

forest
noun
ADJ. dense, thick | impenetrable | dark | native, natural | ancient, primeval, virgin | rain (also rainforest), tropical | coniferous, deciduous | beech, birch, pine, etc.
QUANT. stretch, tract a large stretch of virgin forest
VERB + FOREST plant | chop down, clear, cut down, destroy Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land.
be covered by/in/with Much of Europe was once covered in forest.
FOREST + VERB stretch Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see.
FOREST + NOUN tree | floor | land | fire
PREP. in a/the ~ They got lost in the forest.
through a/the ~ We slashed our way through the dense forest.
PHRASES the edge/heart/middle of the forest

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

forest

a thick/dense forest (=with trees that are growing close together)
The country we passed through was once thick forest.
a pine/beech/birch etc forest
A narrow path led through the pine forest.
a tropical forest (=in tropical areas of the world)
South East Asia’s topical rain forests
a deciduous forest (=with trees that lose their leaves in winter)
a deciduous forest of red oak trees
a coniferous forest (=with pine or fir trees)
We entered a dark coniferous forest.
virgin forest (=forest that has not been used or changed by people)
Here virgin forest remains that is at least a thousand years old.
a primeval forest (=forest which has existed since ancient times)
One of Europe’s last areas of primeval forest is threatened with destruction.
plant a forest
Large areas of forest have been planted.
clear a forest (=cut down and remove the trees)
Huge areas of forest have been cleared since 1960.
cut down a forest
The forest was cut down to make way for housing.
be covered in forest
The mountain slopes were covered in forest.
a forest fire
Forest fires have broken out across the region.
the forest floor (=the ground in a forest)
The forest floor was carpeted with leaves.
the forest canopy (=the area at the top of the trees)
He could see the sky through the gaps in the forest canopy.
forest management (=controlling the way a forest grows and is used)
The main aim of forest management is timber production.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter:
English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.
deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter:
The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.
conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds:
The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise.
a dwarf conifer
fruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten:
Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.
sapling noun [countable] a young tree:
It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.
copse noun [countable] a small group of trees:
a small copse of fir trees
woodland noun [uncountable] land covered with trees:
the maintenance of ancient woodland
woodland areas
wood noun [countable] (also woods) a large area with many trees:
We went for a walk in the woods.
forest noun [uncountable and countable] a very large area with a lot of trees growing closely together:
pine forests
They worked as tree planters in the forests of Washington State.
The forest fire was started by a discarded cigarette.
rainforest noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with tall trees, in an area where it rains a lot:
the Amazon rainforest
12 million acres of rainforest have been destroyed.
jungle noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with trees and large plants:
The wreckage of the plane was found in dense jungle.
a remote jungle area
timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company
softwood lumber
hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors
hardwoods such as teak
softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.
firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

forest a very large area of land with a lot of trees growing closely together:
In 1500, most of the country was forest.
the Black Forest in Germany
woods (also wood British English) an area of land covered with a lot of trees, that is smaller than a forest:
Behind the house were the woods that we used to play in.
Follow the path through a small wood.
woodland an area of land that is covered with trees – used especially for describing the type of land in an area:
The site covers 74 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
rainforest a thick forest with tall trees, in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain:
Tropical rainforests are home to over half of the planet’s plant and animal species.
the Indonesian rainforest
jungle an area of tropical forest where trees and large plants grow very closely together:
the jungles of Borneo
The palace was hidden for centuries in Guatemala’s dense jungle.
grove a small group of trees, or an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree:
The temple was built in the centre of a small grove of trees.
the olive groves of southern Spain
copse /kɒps $ kɑːps/ a small area of trees or bushes growing closely together:
At the top of the field was a copse full of rabbits.
plantation a large area of trees planted for their wood, fruit etc:
a rubber plantation
thicket /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/ a small group of bushes, plants, or small trees growing closely together:
Tall bamboo thickets fringed the narrow river.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

forest
ˈfɔrɪst
See: can't see the wood for the trees or can't see the forest for the trees

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲