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Word List: Park and forest
- park, parks [pɑrk]
(noun) - Definition:
- a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like
- Example:
- The biggest park in NYC is Central Park.
- Synonym(s):grounds
- national park, national parks
(noun) - Definition:
- an area of land reserved by the national government for recreational use
- Example:
- The first national park was the United States' Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872.
- nature reserve, nature reserves
(noun) - Definition:
- an area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features
- Example:
- Sometimes people are not allowed to enter a nature reserve.
- Synonym(s):wildlife sanctuary, nature preserve, reservation
- bush, bushes [bʊʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant that is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6m tall
- Example:
- Let's plant some bushes around the house.
- meadow, meadows [ˈmɛdəʊ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay
- Example:
- The farmer owned several meadows right next to his farm.
- lawn, lawns [lɔ:n]
(noun) - Definition:
- ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown
- Example:
- I love walking barefoot across the lawn.
- hedge, hedges [hedʒ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes, especially such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land
- Example:
- He trims the hedge once a week.
- heath, heaths ['hiːθ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
- Example:
- Heaths form extensive and highly diverse communities across Australia in humid and sub-humid areas.
- forest, forests [ˈfɒɹəst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area, larger than woods
- Example:
- They saw several squirrels while they were walking through the forest.
- rain forest, rain forests
(noun) - Definition:
- a forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season
- Example:
- Have you ever been to a rain forest?
- Synonym(s):jungle, tropical forest
- wood ['wʊd]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree, used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items
- Example:
- Our dining room table is made out of wood.
- Synonym(s):timber
- Homophone(s):would
- woods ['wʊds]
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- a dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest
- Example:
- The kids are chasing each other through the woods.
- wilderness [ˈwɪl.də.nɪs]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state
- Example:
- He walked through the wilderness without seeing anyone for a long time.
- jungle, jungles [ˈʤʌŋɡl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals
- Example:
- It’s a jungle out there.
- swampland, swamplands ['swɒmplænd]
(noun) - Definition:
- low-lying land that is regularly flooded, especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh
- Example:
- A common feature of swampland is water stagnation.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/environment-and-nature/countryside/park-and-forest/
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