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noun
timberland:
There are many trees in the forest.
Simple Definitions
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forest
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + forest
a thick/dense forest
(= with trees that are growing close together )
• The country we passed through was once thick forest.
a pine/beech/birch etc forest
• A narrow path led through the pine forest.
a tropical forest
(= in tropical areas of the world )
• South East Asia’s topical rain forests
a deciduous forest
(= with trees that lose their leaves in winter )
• a deciduous forest of red oak trees
virgin forest
(= forest that has not been used or changed by people )
• Here virgin forest remains that is at least a thousand years old.
a primeval forest
(= forest which has existed since ancient times )
• One of Europe’s last areas of primeval forest is threatened with destruction.
verbs
plant a forest
• Large areas of forest have been planted.
clear a forest
(= cut down and remove the trees )
• Huge areas of forest have been cleared since 1960.
cut down a forest
• The forest was cut down to make way for housing.
be covered in forest
• The mountain slopes were covered in forest.
forest + NOUN
a forest fire
• Forest fires have broken out across the region.
the forest floor
(= the ground in a forest )
• The forest floor was carpeted with leaves.
the forest canopy
(= the area at the top of the trees )
• He could see the sky through the gaps in the forest canopy.
forest management
(= controlling the way a forest grows and is used )
• The main aim of forest management is timber production.
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forest
a very large area of land with a lot of trees growing closely together:
• In 1500, most of the country was forest. • the Black Forest in Germany
woods
( also wood British English ) an area of land covered with a lot of trees, that is smaller than a forest:
• Behind the house were the woods that we used to play in. • Follow the path through a small wood.
woodland
an area of land that is covered with trees – used especially for describing the type of land in an area:
• The site covers 74 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
rainforest
a thick forest with tall trees, in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain:
• Tropical rainforests are home to over half of the planet’s plant and animal species. • the Indonesian rainforest
jungle
an area of tropical forest where trees and large plants grow very closely together:
• the jungles of Borneo • The palace was hidden for centuries in Guatemala’s dense jungle.
grove
a small group of trees, or an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree:
• The temple was built in the centre of a small grove of trees. • the olive groves of southern Spain
copse
a small area of trees or bushes growing closely together:
• At the top of the field was a copse full of rabbits.
plantation
a large area of trees planted for their wood, fruit etc:
• a rubber plantation
thicket
a small group of bushes, plants, or small trees growing closely together:
• Tall bamboo thickets fringed the narrow river.
Longman-Thesaurus
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see CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. dense, thick | impenetrable | dark | native, natural | ancient, primeval, virgin | rain (also rainforest), tropical | coniferous, deciduous | beech, birch, pine, etc. QUANT. stretch, tract a large stretch of virgin forest VERB + FOREST plant | chop down, clear, cut down, destroy Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land. | be covered by/in/with Much of Europe was once covered in forest. FOREST + VERB stretch Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see. FOREST + NOUN tree | floor | land | fire PREP. in a/the ~ They got lost in the forest. | through a/the ~ We slashed our way through the dense forest. PHRASES the edge/heart/middle of the forest
Oxford Collocations Dictionary