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# forest

noun (a forest, forests)

«forest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A forest is a large area of land covered thickly with trees and plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#m1)
2. A forest of something is a large number of tall things close together: a forest of hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography: forests are habitats for many animals, give oxygen, store carbon and hold soil; types include rainforest (hot, wet, near the equator), deciduous forest (trees lose leaves in autumn) and coniferous forest (evergreens). In safety: stay on the paths, tell an adult where you go, never light fires in a dry forest. In fairy tales, the dark forest is often a place of danger and adventure. Phrases: rainforest, forest fire, deep in the forest.

### Examples

- We walked through the forest on a path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x1)
- The Amazon is the largest rainforest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x2)
- Many animals live in the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x3)
- A forest fire can spread very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x4)
- Hansel and Gretel got lost in the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x5)
- Trees in the forest lose their leaves in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x6)
- Cutting down forests harms wildlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x7)
- A forest of hands went up when the teacher asked a question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/#x8)

### Note

Countable. A forest is bigger and wilder than a wood or woods. «Rainforest» is one word. Forests are not empty: they are full of life, from fungi to birds.

## In Jewish tradition

A forest is a wooded wild area where lions and other beasts live and where honey could be found. The psalm says every beast of the forest belongs to God.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads God's ownership of the forest beasts as a sign that all nature is His. The prophets use the forest and its roaring lion as a picture of danger and of God's warning.

### Examples

- Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? (Prophets AMO.3.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forest/#x1)
- And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. (Prophets 1SA.14.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forest/#x2)
- For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. (Writings PSA.50.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forest/#x3)

### Note

Countable. A forest is bigger and wilder than a wood or woods. «Rainforest» is one word. Forests are not empty: they are full of life, from fungi to birds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «forest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/forest.html) on Mova free.