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forest | hood |

As a noun forest

is a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area larger than woods.

As a verb forest

is to cover an area with trees.

As a proper noun hood is

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forest

English

(wikipedia forest)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area. Larger than woods.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=29, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Unspontaneous combustion , passage=Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.}}
  • Any dense collection or amount.
  • forest of criticism.
  • (historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
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  • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest' emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the ' forest , dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
  • (graph theory) A disjoint union of trees.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * forestal * forest-bill * forested * forester * forestial * forestlike * forestry * can't see the forest for the trees * rainforest

    See also

    * (commonslite)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover an area with trees.
  • See also

    * bush * deforest * holt * jungle * weald * wood * woodland * woods

    Anagrams

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    hood

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl), from (etyl) . More at hat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A covering such as worn over one’s head.
  • A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
  • An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
  • (label) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
  • The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle. Also known as a bonnet in other countries.
  • A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
  • Synonyms
    * (engine cover) bonnet, cowl
    Derived terms
    * chemical hood * cooker hood * extractor hood * fume hood * kitchen hood * hoodie * range hood
    See also
    * (l) (hood-shaped)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover something with a hood.
  • Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) gangster, thug.
  • Etymology 3

    ; compare (m).

    Alternative forms

    * 'hood

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) neighborhood.
  • What’s goin’ down in the hood ?
    Usage notes
    Particularly used for poor US inner-city black neighborhoods. Also used more generally, as a casual neutral term for “neighborhood”, but marked by strong associations.
    Synonyms
    * ghetto * (neighborhood) nabe, neighborhood

    Etymology 4

    , influenced by existing sense “hoodlum”.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) person wearing a hoodie.
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