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NOUN (2)

1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area;
[syn: forest, wood, woods]

2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs;
[syn: forest, woodland, timberland, timber]


VERB (1)

1. establish a forest on previously unforested land;
- Example: "afforest the mountains"
[syn: afforest, forest]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forest \For"est\, n. [OF. forest, F. for[^e]t, LL. forestis, also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground reserved for the chase, fr. L. foris, foras, out of doors, abroad. See Foreign.] 1. An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Law) A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forest \For"est\, a. Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. [1913 Webster] Forest fly. (Zool.) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanid[ae], which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly. (b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick. Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest. --Thomson. Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests. Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forest \For"est\, v. t. To cover with trees or wood. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forest n 1: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: forest, wood, woods] 2: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: forest, woodland, timberland, timber] v 1: establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" [syn: afforest, forest]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

110 Moby Thesaurus words for "forest": afforestation, afforestational, arboreous, arboretum, back country, backwoods, bed, boondock, boondocks, borderland, bosky, braky, broadcast, brush, bush, bush country, bushveld, bushy, chase, climax forest, cloud forest, coppice, copse, copsy, dendrologic, dendrology, dibble, disseminate, drill, forest land, forest preserve, forestal, forested, forestry, forests, fringing forest, frontier, gallery forest, greenwood, grove, hanger, hinterland, implant, index forest, inseminate, jungle, jungles, national forest, outback, outpost, palmetto barrens, park, park forest, pine barrens, plant, pot, primeval forest, protection forest, put in, rain forest, reforest, reforestation, reforestational, reset, retimber, scatter seed, scrub, scrubby, scrubland, seed, seed down, selection forest, seminate, set, shrubby, shrubland, silvicultural, silviculture, sow, sow broadcast, sprout forest, stand of timber, state forest, sylvan, the bush, thicket, timber, timbered, timberland, timbers, transplant, tree veld, uninhabited region, up-country, virgin forest, virgin land, virgin territory, wasteland, weald, wild West, wilderness, wilds, wildwood, wood, wooded, woodland, woodlands, woods, woodsy, woody
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Forest Heb. ya'ar, meaning a dense wood, from its luxuriance. Thus all the great primeval forests of Syria (Eccl. 2:6; Isa. 44:14; Jer. 5:6; Micah 5:8). The most extensive was the trans-Jordanic forest of Ephraim (2 Sam. 18:6, 8; Josh. 17:15, 18), which is probably the same as the wood of Ephratah (Ps. 132:6), some part of the great forest of Gilead. It was in this forest that Absalom was slain by Joab. David withdrew to the forest of Hareth in the mountains of Judah to avoid the fury of Saul (1 Sam. 22:5). We read also of the forest of Bethel (2 Kings 2:23, 24), and of that which the Israelites passed in their pursuit of the Philistines (1 Sam. 14:25), and of the forest of the cedars of Lebanon (1 Kings 4:33; 2 Kings 19:23; Hos. 14:5, 6). "The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:2; 10:17; 2 Chr. 9:16) was probably Solomon's armoury, and was so called because the wood of its many pillars came from Lebanon, and they had the appearance of a forest. (See BAALBEC.) Heb. horesh, denoting a thicket of trees, underwood, jungle, bushes, or trees entangled, and therefore affording a safe hiding-place. place. This word is rendered "forest" only in 2 Chr. 27:4. It is also rendered "wood", the "wood" in the "wilderness of Ziph," in which david concealed himself (1 Sam. 23:15), which lay south-east of Hebron. In Isa. 17:19 this word is in Authorized Version rendered incorrectly "bough." Heb. pardes, meaning an enclosed garden or plantation. Asaph is (Neh. 2:8) called the "keeper of the king's forest." The same Hebrew word is used Eccl. 2:5, where it is rendered in the plural "orchards" (R.V., "parks"), and Cant. 4: 13, rendered "orchard" (R.V. marg., "a paradise"). "The forest of the vintage" (Zech. 11:2, "inaccessible forest," or R.V. "strong forest") is probably a figurative allusion to Jerusalem, or the verse may simply point to the devastation of the region referred to. The forest is an image of unfruitfulness as contrasted with a cultivated field (Isa. 29:17; 32:15; Jer. 26:18; Hos. 2:12). Isaiah (10:19, 33, 34) likens the Assyrian host under Sennacherib (q.v.) to the trees of some huge forest, to be suddenly cut down by an unseen stroke.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

FOREST. By the English law, a forest is a circuit of ground properly under the king's protection, for the peaceable living and abiding of beasts of hunting and the chase, and distinguished not only by having bounds and privileges, but also by having courts and offices. 12 do. 22. The signification of forest in the United States is the popular one of an extensive piece of woodland. Vide Purlieu.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Forest -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 4946 Housing Units (2000): 8701 Land area (2000): 428.116792 sq. miles (1108.817354 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.278574 sq. miles (8.491468 sq. km) Total area (2000): 431.395366 sq. miles (1117.308822 sq. km) Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 41.512821 N, 79.251941 W Headwords: Forest Forest, PA Forest County Forest County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Forest -- U.S. County in Wisconsin Population (2000): 10024 Housing Units (2000): 8322 Land area (2000): 1014.053317 sq. miles (2626.385922 sq. km) Water area (2000): 32.342832 sq. miles (83.767546 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1046.396149 sq. miles (2710.153468 sq. km) Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55 Location: 45.604373 N, 88.770485 W Headwords: Forest Forest, WI Forest County Forest County, WI
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Forest, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1488 Housing Units (2000): 644 Land area (2000): 1.187175 sq. miles (3.074768 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.187175 sq. miles (3.074768 sq. km) FIPS code: 27636 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.800818 N, 83.512403 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Forest, OH Forest
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Forest, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 108 Land area (2000): 1.662025 sq. miles (4.304624 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.662025 sq. miles (4.304624 sq. km) FIPS code: 26350 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 32.791594 N, 91.411978 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Forest, LA Forest
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Forest, VA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 8006 Housing Units (2000): 3294 Land area (2000): 14.613938 sq. miles (37.849924 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.085611 sq. miles (0.221732 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.699549 sq. miles (38.071656 sq. km) FIPS code: 28688 Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 37.370723 N, 79.266801 W ZIP Codes (1990): 24551 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Forest, VA Forest
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Forest, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 5987 Housing Units (2000): 2257 Land area (2000): 13.014636 sq. miles (33.707750 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.020073 sq. miles (0.051990 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.034709 sq. miles (33.759740 sq. km) FIPS code: 25340 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 32.363627 N, 89.475348 W ZIP Codes (1990): 39074 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Forest, MS Forest