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forest

1. for.est or fo.res.ti.al \'fo.r-*st, 'fa:r-\ \-*st-*l\ \f*-'res-te--*l, 
   fo.-, -'res(h)-ch*l\ \.fo.r-*-sta--sh*n, .fa:r-\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. ML 
   forestis, fr. L foris outside] often attrib  1: a tract of wooded land in 
   England formerly owned by the sovereign and us ed for game 2: a dense 
   growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract  3: something 
   resembling a forest esp. in profusion  - fo.res.ta.l aj
2. forest vt : to cover with trees or forest