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forest

for·est

forest

 
 
pronunciation:
fo rihst
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a large area of land densely covered with trees and other plants.
 
synonyms:
woodland, woods
similar words:
copse, greenwood, grove, thicket, timberland, wilderness, wildwood
definition 2: the trees themselves.
They cut down the forest for lumber.
synonyms:
timber, trees
similar words:
logs, wood
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: forests, foresting, forested
definition: to plant and grow trees on.
synonyms:
wood
similar words:
plant, reforest
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broader categories that include forests
people associated with forests
some activities in forests
some kinds of forests
some kinds of protected forests
some products of forests
some things that live in forests