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Definitions for Forest

[1] a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
[2] the trees on such a tract: to cut down a forest.
[3] a tract of wooded grounds in England formerly belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game.
[4] a thick cluster of vertical objects: a forest of church spires.
[5] to supply or cover with trees; convert into a forest.
[6] situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
[7] first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier.
[8] Nautical . of or relating to a foremast. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a fore lower mast or to some specified upper mast of a foremast: fore topmast stay. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward.
[9] Nautical . at or toward the bow.
[10] forward.
[11] Obsolete . before.
[12] the forepart of anything; front.
[13] the fore, Nautical . the foremast.
[14] Also 'fore . Informal . before.
[15] Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
[16] a large wooded area having a thick growth of trees and plants
[17] the trees of such an area
[18] NZ an area planted with exotic pines or similar trees Compare bush 1 (def. 4)
[19] something resembling a large wooded area, esp in density a forest of telegraph poles
[20] law (formerly) an area of woodland, esp one owned by the sovereign and set apart as a hunting ground with its own laws and officers Compare park (def. 5)
[21] (modifier) of, involving, or living in a forest or forests a forest glade
[22] (tr) to create a forest (in); plant with trees
[23] Lee. 1873–1961, US inventor of telegraphic, telephonic, and radio equipment: patented the first triode valve (1907)
[24] (usually in combination) located at, in, or towards the front the forelegs of a horse
[25] the front part
[26] something located at, in, or towards the front
[27] short for foremast
[28] fore and aft located at or directed towards both ends of a vessel a fore-and-aft rig
[29] to the fore to or into the front or conspicuous position Scot and Irish alive or active is your grandfather still to the fore?
[30] at or towards a ship's bow
[31] obsolete before
[32] a less common word for before
[33] (in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot

Words related to Forest

woodland, park, wood, jungle, thicket, timber, coppice, grove, covert, cover, backwoods, shelter, woods, growth, stand, brake, chase, clump, copse, weald

Words nearby Forest

foresight, foreskin, foresleeve, forespeak, forespent, forest, forest green, forest grove, forest hill, forest of dean, forest park

Origin of Forest

1by construal of fore- as an adj., hence nominalized; fore and aft perhaps as translation of Dutch or Low German; sense “before” (defs 6, 9) perhaps continuation of Middle English, Old English fore in this sense, or as aphetic form of afore

Words that may be confused with Forest

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, forefor, fore, four

Other words from Forest

for·est·al , fo·res·tial [fuh -res -chuh  l] /fəˈrɛs tʃəl/ , adjective
for·est·ed , adjective
for·est·less , adjective
for·est·like , adjective
non·for·est , noun
non·for·est·ed , adjective
un·for·est·ed , adjective
well-for·est·ed , adjective

Word origin for Forest

C19: probably short for before

Synonyms for Forest

jungle, park, thicket, timber, wood, woodland, backwoods, brake, chase, clump, coppice, copse, cover, covert, grove, growth, shelter, stand, timberland, weald, woods, wildwood, woodlot