FOREST Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word forest. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FOREST
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timberland | nounn | |||||||
noun • land that is covered with trees and shrubs | ||||||||
wood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States film actress (1938-1981) • the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees • the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area • English conductor (1869-1944) • any wind instrument other than the brass instruments • English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) • a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head • United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942) | ||||||||
woodland | nounn | |||||||
noun • land that is covered with trees and shrubs | ||||||||
woods | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area | ||||||||
copse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||||
grove | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small growth of trees without underbrush • garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth | ||||||||
plantation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) • an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) • garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth | ||||||||
thicket | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||||
afforest | verbv | |||||||
verb • establish a forest on previously unforested land | ||||||||
timber | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material • a beam made of wood • a post made of wood • land that is covered with trees and shrubs • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |