HyperDic: forest

English > 3 senses of the word *forest*:
NOUN	group	forest, wood, woods	the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
NOUN	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

forest > pronunciation
Sounds	fao'rahst; fao'rihst
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...
Rhymes	abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...

English > *forest*: 3 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area.
Synonyms	wood, woods
Members	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Members	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
Spanish	bosque, bosques, floresta, selva
Catalan	bosc, forest, selva
Verbs	forest	establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land

English > *forest*: 3 senses > noun 2, object
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
Broader	land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma	The solid part of the earth's surface
Spanish	arbolado, arboleda, boscaje, bosque, floresta, foresta, selva, timberland
Catalan	arboreda, arbreda, bosc, selva, timberland
Verbs	forest	establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land

English > *forest*: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"afforest the mountains"
Synonym	afforest
Narrower	re-afforest	reestablish a forest / forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.
Narrower	reforest	forest anew
Broader	plant, set	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Spanish	arbolar, arborizar
Catalan	arborar, repoblar
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

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