forest vs rainforest
rainforest vs forestforest and rainforest both are nouns.
forest is a verb but rainforest is not a verb.
As nouns,
rainforest is a hyponym of
forest; that is, rainforest is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
forest:
- forest: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- rainforest: a forest with heavy annual rainfall
Other hyponyms of forest include
bosk, grove, jungle, rain forest, monsoon forest, deciduous forest, old growth, virgin forest, second growth.
| forest (noun) | rainforest (noun) |
|---|---|
| the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area | a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
| land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
| forest (verb) | rainforest (verb) |
|---|---|
| establish a forest on previously unforested land |
Words related to "forest"
- Black Forest
- Schwarzwald
- Sherwood Forest
- Wilderness
- afforest
- biome
- bosk
- botany
- deciduous forest
- dry land
- earth
- flora
- forestry
- greenwood
- ground
- grove
- jungle
- land
- monsoon forest
- old growth
- plant
- rain forest
- rainforest
- re-afforest
- reforest
- riparian forest
- second growth
- set
- silva
- solid ground
- sylva
- terra firma
- timber
- timberland
- tree
- tree farm
- underbrush
- undergrowth
- underwood
- vegetation
- virgin forest
- wood
- woodland
- woods
Words related to "rainforest"
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