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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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
But the program alone is not enough to restore the forest, said Brian Reatini, a geneticist with the U.S. Forest Service.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Meg Lukens Noonan, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
Smooth granite boulders dot the river, which flows through a canyon lushly forested with oversize palm trees.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Here's what to know A dry fall fuels wildfires from East Coast to west and puts Arizona forests on watch Navajo families don't trust their tap water, study says, and overpay for outside supplies
What is a La Niña winter like?
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
But the program alone is not enough to restore the forest, said Brian Reatini, a geneticist with the U.S. Forest Service.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
For starters, more than three-quarters of the state is forested—and one out of four trees are showoff-y maples.
—Meg Lukens Noonan, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
Smooth granite boulders dot the river, which flows through a canyon lushly forested with oversize palm trees.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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