noun / verb
forest
FOR-ist/ˈfɔːrɪst/
A large area covered mainly with trees, or to create such an area by planting trees.
A narrow trail winds through the forest behind our town.
Etymology
The Old French word meant woodland. Early English used it especially for extensive wooded districts protected for royal hunting, linking today's landscape sense with an older use emphasizing protected land; its deeper ancestry is uncertain.
In context
there were few birds in this part of the forest for birds love the open country where there is plenty of sunshine
More examples
- These forests provide shelter for deer and countless birds.
- Workers plant native trees to forest the former pasture.
- The hills were forested to reduce soil erosion.
Forms
forest · forests · forested · foresting
forestry noun — The science and practice of managing forests.
Similar words
- woodland
- Often describes wooded land without suggesting a vast area.
- afforest
- Specifically means planting trees to establish a new forest.