forest vs land

forest and land both are nouns.

forest and land both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forest	Yes	No	Yes	No
land	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, land is a hypernym of forest; that is, land is a word with a broader meaning than forest:

forest: land that is covered with trees and shrubs
land: the solid part of the earth's surface

Other hypernyms of forest include biome, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma.

forest (noun)	land (noun)
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area	agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
land that is covered with trees and shrubs	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the people who live in a nation or country
	territory over which rule or control is exercised
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the solid part of the earth's surface
	material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
	the land on which real estate is located
	a domain in which something is dominant

forest (verb)	land (verb)
establish a forest on previously unforested land	bring into a different state
	reach or come to rest
	cause to come to the ground
	arrive on shore
	bring ashore
	shoot at and force to come down
	deliver (a blow)

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