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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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
They also can be purchased through select vendors in the mountains that have partnered with the forests.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 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
Loss of forest globally is a critical threat to biodiversity and climate change.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
They also can be purchased through select vendors in the mountains that have partnered with the forests.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 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 23 Nov. 2024.
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