forest
nounADJ.
dense, thick | impenetrable | dark | native, natural | ancient, primeval, virgin | rain (also rainforest), tropical | coniferous, deciduous | beech, birch, pine, etc.
QUANT.
stretch, tract
a large stretch of virgin forestVERB + FOREST
plant | chop down, clear, cut down, destroy
Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land.| be covered by/in/with
Much of Europe was once covered in forest.FOREST + VERB
stretch
Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see.FOREST + NOUN
tree | floor | land | fire
PREP.
in a/the ~
They got lost in the forest.| through a/the ~
We slashed our way through the dense forest.PHRASES
the edge/heart/middle of the forest