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  • 31forest — for|est [ fɔrəst ] noun count or uncount *** a large area of land covered by trees and other plants growing close together: When we were children, we loved to hike through the forest. Acid rain is already destroying large areas of forest and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32forest — for•est [[t]ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr [/t]] n. 1) bot ecl a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland 2) why (formerly, in England) a tract of land generally belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game 3) a thick cluster of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33forest — A tract of land covered with trees and one usually of considerable extent. In old English law, a certain territory of wooded ground and fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide in the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34forest — A tract of land covered with trees and one usually of considerable extent. In old English law, a certain territory of wooded ground and fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide in the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 35forest fly — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36forest — for·est || fÉ‘rɪst , fÉ” / fÉ’r n. woods, area of land covered with trees v. plant trees, plant woods …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 37forest — noun 1》 a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.     ↘historical an area, typically owned by the sovereign and partly wooded, kept for hunting and having its own laws. 2》 a dense mass of vertical or tangled objects. verb [usu. as… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38forest*/*/*/ — [ˈfɒrɪst] noun [C/U] a large area of land that is covered by trees and other plants growing close together …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 39Sherwood Forest — is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood. Continuously afforested since the end of the Ice Age, [As attested by pollen sampling cores.] Sherwood is today… …

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  • 40Oba Hills Forest Reserve — is a reserve in Osun State, Nigeria that covers about 52 km2 of hilly terrain with deep gorges. A 2003 report by the UICN said about 12% of the reserve had been planted with teak. Some chimpanzee sightings had been reported, and in 1999 a dead… …

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