Look up: Forest

1. forest
   [n] - land that is covered with trees and shrubs 2. [n] - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. Forest
   A collection of one or more trees - see Tree (1).
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib
   
   
3. forest
   a) (ecology) generally, an ecosystem characterised by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover; b) (ecology) more particularly, a plant community predominantly of trees and other woody vegetation, growing more or less closely together; c) (silviculture/forest management) an area managed for the...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
4. Forest
   For'est noun [ Old French forest , French forêt , Late Latin forestis , also, forestus , forestum , foresta , prop., open ground reserved for the chase, from Latin foris , foras , out of doors,...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/61
   
   
5. Forest
   For'est adjective Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. Forest fly . (Zoology) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidæ , which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly ....
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/61
   
   
6. Forest
   For'est transitive verb To cover with trees or wood.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/61
   
   
7. forest
   1. <ecology> An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. ... 2. A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for th...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
8. forest
   wood noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
9. forest
   large area of land that is covered by trees and undergrowth
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib
   
   
10. Forest
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. • (v. t.) To cover with trees or wood. • (n.) An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. • (n.) A large extent or ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
11. Forest
    county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny and Clarion rivers and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/46
    
    
12. forest
    complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life form.[29 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/46
    
    
13. Forest
    Forest is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `keeps the forest` Where is it used? The name Forest is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Forrest ( In English) Forest doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Forest appeared In the top-1000 was 13 year...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Fore
    
    
14. forest
    forest 1. A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area. 2. Something that resembles a large, dense growth of trees, as in density, quantity, or profusion: 'New York is a forest of skyscrapers.' 3. A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting grou...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
15. Forest
    Terrestrial ecosystem (biome) with enough average annual precipitation (at least 76 centimeters or 30 inches) to support growth of various species of trees and smaller forms of vegetation.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib
    
    
16. Forest
    Ecosystem dominated by trees. Major forest biomes include tropical evergreen forest, tropical savanna, deciduous forest, and boreal forest.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo
    
    
17. forest
    An area incorporating all living and non-living components that is dominated by trees usually with a single stem and a mature or potentially mature stand height exceeding five metres. The existing or projected foliage cover of over storey strata should be equal to or greater than 30 percent
    Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie
    
    
18. forest
    forest, a dense growth of trees, together with other plants, covering a large area of land. The science concerned with the study, preservation, and management of forests is forestry. A forest is an ecosystem—a community of plants and animals interacting with one another and with the physical e...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08191
    
    
19. Forest
    Forest is a term properly applied to an extensive woodland or to a large tract of mingland woodland and open uncultivated land. In English law, a forest was a territory privileged for game generally belonging to the sovereign and set aside for his recreation.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
20. forest
    Click images to enlargeArea where trees have grown naturally for centuries, instead of being logged at maturity (about 150–200 years). A natural, or old-growth, forest has a multistorey canopy and includes young and very old trees (this gives the canopy its range of heights). There are also fallen trees contribut...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency
    
    
21. Forest
    A `forest`, also referred to as a `wood` or the `woods` and less often as a "wold" (or "weald"), "holt", or "frith" (or "firth"), is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of "forest" based on various criteria. The...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest
    
    
22. Forest
    (disambiguation) A `forest` is a large area covered by trees. `Forest` may also refer to: Places: United States: Sports: Music: Other uses: People with the name: Surname : Given name : See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest
    
    
23. FOREST
    `FOREST` (an acronym for "Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco") is a United Kingdom political pressure group that campaigns for the right of people to smoke tobacco and opposes attempts to ban or reduce tobacco consumption. FOREST also disputes the accessdate=2007-0...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOREST
    
    
24. Forest
    (George Winston album) `Forest` is the seventh album of pianist George Winston and his sixth solo piano album, released in 1994. It was reissued on Dancing Cat Records in 2008. The album won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Charts & Awards by Forest (allmusic)--> "...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest
    
    
25. Forest
    (novel) `Forest` is a novel written by the award-winning Australian novelist, Sonya Hartnett. It was first published in 2001 in Australia by Viking. Dedication: "For Greg, who loves cats." Epigraph: "`Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind." - A. S. Tessimond Awards:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest