a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.

the trees on such a tract

to cut down a forest.

a tract of wooded grounds in England formerly belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game.

a thick cluster of vertical objects

a forest of church spires.

to supply or cover with trees; convert into a forest.

noun

backwoods , brake , chase , clump , coppice , copse , cover , covert , grove , growth , jungle , park , shelter , stand , thicket , timber , timberland , weald , wildwood , wood , woodland , woodlot , woods , boscage , bush , glade , purlieu , silva , silviculture , taiga , timber-land , trees , wilderness , wold