1 | noun | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area 2 | noun | land that is covered with trees and shrubs 3 | verb | establish a forest on previously unforested land

f'awruhst (IPA: fˈɔrəst)

for-est (6 letters | 2 syllables)

1297 (High Middle ages) (729 years ago)

Old English | Old French | Latin

written: 1391st most common (1 in 13333 words) ( >99% noun | 0% verb)

spoken: 1816th most common (1 in 33333 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

forests | forested | foresting

wood | woods | timber | timberland | woodland | afforest (total: 6)

bosk | grove | jungle | old growth | rain forest | rainforest | second growth | virgin forest | Black Forest | greenwood | riparian forest | Schwarzwald | Sherwood Forest | silva | sylva | ... (total: 19)

botany | flora | vegetation | biome | dry land | earth | ground | land | solid ground | terra firma | plant | set (total: 12)

deforest | reforest (based on typical American pronunciation)

sorest

(none among common words)

Mandarin Chinese: | 森林 (noun) Hindi: | वन (noun) Arabic: | غابَة (noun) Spanish: | selva (botany) | bosque (botany) French: | forêt (botany)

"Hansel and Gretel" locale | Arden, for one | It has a canopy | Ranger's domain | Sherwood, e.g. | Timberland (total: 6) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

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