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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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
In the spring, around April and May, Northeast Ohio slowly emerges from winter with bright blooms and verdant forests.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 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
The new policy, administered through the DOI’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is expected to deliver nearly $10 million in savings for American families while supporting wildfire prevention and forest health measures across millions of acres of public land.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
In the spring, around April and May, Northeast Ohio slowly emerges from winter with bright blooms and verdant forests.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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