often attributive
1
: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
A fire destroyed acres of forest.
forests of pine and mahogany
2
: a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game
3
: something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness
a forest of microphones
a kelp forest
a forest of skyscrapers
forested; foresting; forests
: to cover with trees or forest
land densely forested with firs
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Noun
Fires destroyed acres of forest.
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
One day, Dieter convinced his brother to run away from home and explore the forest.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Sweden is more than ten times the size of Switzerland and about 70 percent forested.
—Harper's Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Fairweather thinks that Texas could invest more in preventing fires, by managing forests and mandating fire resiliency in building codes and infrastructure like utilities, as well as increase funding and effectiveness of fire departments.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
One day, Dieter convinced his brother to run away from home and explore the forest.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Over 70% of territory is forested with a constitutional mandate to never be below 60%.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Sweden is more than ten times the size of Switzerland and about 70 percent forested.
—Harper's Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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