Forest (n.) An extensive wood |
Forest (n.) A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own. |
Forest (a.) Of or pertaining to a forest |
Forest (v. t.) To cover with trees or wood. |
Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip |
Stand (n.) To be at rest in an erect position |
Stand (n.) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position |
Stand (n.) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. |
Stand (n.) To occupy or hold a place |
Stand (n.) To cease from progress |
Stand (n.) To remain without ruin or injury |
Stand (n.) To maintain one's ground |
Stand (n.) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude |
Stand (n.) To adhere to fixed principles |
Stand (n.) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank |
Stand (n.) To be in some particular state |
Stand (n.) To be consistent |
Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea |
Stand (n.) To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. |
Stand (n.) To stagnate |
Stand (n.) To measure when erect on the feet. |
Stand (n.) To be or remain as it is |
Stand (n.) To appear in court. |
Stand (v. t.) To endure |
Stand (v. t.) To resist, without yielding or receding |
Stand (v. t.) To abide by |
Stand (v. t.) To set upright |
Stand (v. t.) To be at the expense of |
Stand (v. i.) The act of standing. |
Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition |
Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands |
Stand (v. i.) A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire |
Stand (v. i.) A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed |
Stand (v. i.) A small table |
Stand (v. i.) A place where a witness stands to testify in court. |
Stand (v. i.) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. |
Stand (v. i.) Rank |
Stand (v. i.) A state of perplexity or embarrassment |
Stand (v. i.) A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut |
Stand (v. i.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch. |
Stand-by (n.) One who, or that which, stands by one in need |
Timber (n.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards |
Timber (n.) The crest on a coat of arms. |
Timber (v. t.) To surmount as a timber does. |
Timber (n.) That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like |
Timber (n.) The body, stem, or trunk of a tree. |
Timber (n.) Fig.: Material for any structure. |
Timber (n.) A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed |
Timber (n.) Woods or forest |
Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united. |
standdown stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action |
one-night stand | a performance in one place on one night only |
one-night stand | a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night, he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands |
stand | a defensive effort, the army made a final stand at the Rhone |
stand | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance, a one-night stand |
Little Bighorn Battle of Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Custer's Last Stand | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (), Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull, Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command |
Meuse Meuse River Argonne Argonne Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne operation | an American operation in World War I (), American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November |
timber rattlesnake banded rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus | widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States |
timber wolf grey wolf gray wolf Canis lupus | a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America |
forest tent caterpillar Malacosoma disstria | larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent, serious defoliator of deciduous trees |
forest goat spindle horn Pseudoryx nghetinhensis | cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope, characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat |
bandstand outdoor stage stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
base pedestal stand | a support or foundation, the base of the lamp |
clothes tree coat tree coat stand | an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing |
cruet-stand | a stand for cruets containing various condiments |
grandstand covered stand | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof |
music stand music rack | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music |
rack stand | a support for displaying various articles, the newspapers were arranged on a rack |
reviewing stand | a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed |
stall stand sales booth | a booth where articles are displayed for sale |
stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) |
stand | a small table for holding articles of various kinds, a bedside stand |
timber | a beam made of wood |
timber | a post made of wood |
timber hitch | a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar, often supplemented by a half hitch |
washstand wash-hand stand | furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term |
witness box witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying |
timbre timber quality tone | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound), the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely, the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet |
point of view viewpoint stand standpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed, we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians, teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events |
forest fire | an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area |
stand standstill tie-up | an interruption of normal activity |
home stand | a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court |
stand | a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area, they cut down a stand of trees |
forest wood woods | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
rain forest rainforest | a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
temperate rain forest | a rain forest in a temperate area |
tropical rain forest selva | a rain forest in a tropical area |
timber line timberline tree line | line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes |
Petrified Forest National Park | a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees |
stand | the position where a thing or person stands |
New Forest | an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in , originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland, noted for its ponies |
Black Forest Schwarzwald | a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany |
forest woodland timberland timber | land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
riparian forest | woodlands along the banks of stream or river |
Sherwood Forest | an ancient forest in central England, formerly a royal hunting ground, said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band |
satyr forest god | one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, identified with Roman fauns |
fire warden forest fire fighter ranger | an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest |
stand-in substitute relief reliever backup backup man fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult), the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes, we need extra employees for summer fill-ins |
De Forest Lee De Forest Father of Radio | United States electrical engineer who inpatented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (-) |
giant timber bamboo madake kuhiku Phyllostachys bambusoides | large bamboo having thick-walled culms, native of China and perhaps Japan, widely grown elsewhere |