1. large dense growth of trees: a large area of land covered in trees and other plants growing close together, or the trees growing on it
2. woodland for hunting: especially in former times, an area of woodland owned by a monarch and set aside for hunting
3. large number of upright objects: a collection of often tall upright objects, densely packed and so resembling a forest of trees a forest of microphones
transitive verb (past and past participlefor·est·ed, present participlefor·est·ing, 3rd person present singularfor·ests)
Definition:
create forest on land: to plant an area with a large number of trees
[13th century. Via French< late Latin forestis (silva) "outside (woods)" < foris "out of doors" (see foreign)]
not see the forest for the trees used to indicate that somebody is too concerned with the details to appreciate the general nature of a situation or problem
