forest

noun

ˈfȯr-əst How to pronounce forest (audio)
Definition of forestnext
as in woodland
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered

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Recent Examples of forest That can kill you in the hills and forests where oaks are everywhere. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Finch argues that because kudzu is most aggressive along roads, railways, and forest edges, the vine has become hyper-visible in the age of the automobile. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 Kelby Woodard, forest and mitigation program manager for Jefferson County, said protecting forests also helps safeguard water resources. — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 These values are not interchangeable, but their divergence reveals how much forest value sits outside the timber transaction. — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
  1. woodland
  2. forestland
Noun
  • Cacao only grows in the tropics, which means the nearest actual cacao trees would have been at least a 3,000-kilometer trek away from the woodlands of the eastern US.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • There are also wetlands, woodlands, savannahs, and mountain bush.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of woodland
Noun
  • National forestland currently encompasses around 193 million acres.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Video from the region showed homes and vehicles burned, and huge swaths of forestland blackened.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of forestland

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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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