Forest

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A city, the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States.
3
A number of townships in the United States, in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), and Missouri, listed under Forest Township.
4
A hamlet in Ellerton-on-Swale parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2700).
5
A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
6
A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
7
Nottingham Forest F.C.
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A male given name: Alternative form of Forrest.

Etymology

French surname, from Old French forest (“forest”). Compare Laforest and Deforest. Also an English and Scottish surname, variant of Forrest and related to the above.

Forms

plural: Forests

foreplay · The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual…foresee · To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.forest · A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger…

Forest · A surname.

forever · For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an…forfeit · A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.forge · A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to…

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