Forest vs. Garden

Forestnoun

A dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area. Larger than woods.

Gardennoun

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

‘a vegetable garden’; ‘a flower garden’;

Forestnoun

Any dense collection or amount.

‘a forest of criticism’;

Gardennoun

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

‘You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.’;

Forestnoun

(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.

Gardennoun

(attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

‘a garden party;’; ‘a garden spade;’; ‘a garden path’;

Forestnoun

(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.

Gardennoun

The grounds at the front or back of a house.

‘This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.’; ‘We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.’; ‘Our garden is overgrown with weeds.’;

Forestnoun

A group of domains that are managed as a unit.

Gardennoun

(cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.

Forestnoun

The colour forest green.

Gardennoun

(figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.

Forestverb

(transitive) To cover an area with trees.

Gardennoun

(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

Forestnoun

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.

Gardenverb

to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

‘I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.’;

Forestnoun

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.

Gardenverb

of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.

Forestadjective

Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.

Gardenadjective

Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Forestverb

To cover with trees or wood.

Gardennoun

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

Forestnoun

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Gardennoun

A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.

‘I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy,The pleasant garden of great Italy.’;

Forestnoun

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Gardenverb

To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.

Forestverb

establish a forest on previously unforested land;

‘afforest the mountains’;

Gardenverb

To cultivate as a garden.

Forestnoun

a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

‘a pine forest’; ‘a large tract of forest’;

Gardennoun

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

Forestnoun

an area, typically owned by the sovereign and partly wooded, kept for hunting and having its own laws.

Gardennoun

the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

Forestnoun

denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest

‘Waltham Forest’;

Gardennoun

a yard or lawn adjoining a house

Forestnoun

a large number or dense mass of vertical or tangled objects

‘a forest of high-rise apartments’;

Gardenverb

work in the garden;

‘My hobby is gardening’;

Forestverb

cover (land) with forest; plant with trees

‘a forested hillside’;

Gardennoun

a piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown

‘children love playing in the garden’; ‘a garden gate’;

Forest

A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function.

Gardennoun

ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment and recreation

‘botanical gardens’;

Gardennoun

a street or square

‘Burlington Gardens’;

Gardennoun

a large public hall

‘Madison Square Garden’;

Gardenverb

cultivate or work in a garden

‘she wrote books, kept journals, and gardened’;

Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, or enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature, as an ideal setting for social or solitary human life. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control.