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
Examples of forest in a Sentence
Noun
Fires destroyed acres of forest.
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The fiancées both smiled and flashed their diamond engagement rings in the photos, which appear to have been taken in a park as the lovebirds are surrounded by forest trees and a nearby koi pond.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
One side of the draw where the deer lay is heavily forested, with timber running from the bottom clear over the top of the ridge.
—William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Wooden Nickel Cabins, Christopher Creek Tucked beneath the Mogollon Rim amid a dense pine forest, Wooden Nickel Cabins offer a picturesque winter setting.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The fiancées both smiled and flashed their diamond engagement rings in the photos, which appear to have been taken in a park as the lovebirds are surrounded by forest trees and a nearby koi pond.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
That’s partly what drew our host, French entrepreneur David Tuchbant, to make his second home away from Paris all the way out here—atop a mossy, forested bluff an hour’s seaplane ride from Vancouver, BC.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
One side of the draw where the deer lay is heavily forested, with timber running from the bottom clear over the top of the ridge.
—William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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