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 In addition, more than 1,000 residents living in residential areas along the forest edge have also been evacuated. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Last week, Henrichsen, now staying in a trailer in a Northern California forest campground, again took out his zip ties. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 In turn, that allows a forest service to narrow its searches for fires after lightning storms. — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The legendary witch of Slavic folklore, the one said to reside in a hut atop giant chicken legs in the middle of the forest, gets her rebrand. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for forest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
  1. woodland
  2. forestland
Noun
  • Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The experts also said that the area would perform better ecologically thanks to projects like planting pockets of wet woodland.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of woodland
Noun
  • Video from the region showed homes and vehicles burned, and huge swaths of forestland blackened.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Two of the eight summits, on community and forestland, do not yet have assigned dates or locations.
    — Lizzie Kane June 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of forestland

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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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