| NOUN | group | forest, wood, woods | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | forest, woodland, timberland, timber | land that is covered with trees and shrubs | |
| VERB | contact | forest, afforest | establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
| Sounds | fao'rahst; fao'rihst | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | |
| abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... | ||
| Meaning | The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area. | |
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| Synonyms | wood, woods | |
| Members | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| underbrush, undergrowth, underwood | The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest / forest | |
| Narrower | bosk | A small wooded area |
| grove | A small growth of trees without underbrush | |
| jungle | An impenetrable / impenetrable equatorial forest / forest | |
| old growth, virgin forest | forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity | |
| rain forest, rainforest | A forest / forest with heavy annual rainfall | |
| second growth | A second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting | |
| Broader | vegetation, flora, botany | All the plant life in a particular region or period |
| Catalan | bosc | |
| Spanish | bosque | |
| Verbs | forest | establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
| Meaning | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | woodland, timberland, timber | |
| Instances | Black Forest, Schwarzwald | A hilly forest / forest region in southwestern Germany |
| Sherwood Forest | An ancient forest / forest in central England | |
| Wilderness | A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War | |
| Narrower | greenwood | woodlands in full leaf |
| riparian forest | woodlands along the banks of stream or river | |
| silva, sylva | The forest / forest trees growing in a country or region | |
| tree farm | A forest / forest (or part of a forest / forest) where trees are grown for commercial use | |
| Broader | biome | A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate |
| land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma | The solid part of the earth's surface | |
| Catalan | arbreda, bosc | |
| Spanish | bosque | |
| Verbs | forest | establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
| Meaning | Establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "afforest the mountains" | |
| Synonym | afforest | |
| Narrower | re-afforest | reestablish a forest / forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc. |
| reforest | forest anew | |
| Broader | plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground |
| Nouns | forest | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
| forest | land that is covered with trees and shrubs | |
| forestry | the science of planting and caring for forests / forests and the management of growing timber | |