Meaning & use
dense forests
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Meaning
nounplural
Forests where trees and plants grow very close together, making it hard to see far or walk through.
Grammar: Plural countable noun; use 'a dense forest' for one such area.
Patterns
- a dense forest
- dense forests of something
- dense tropical forests
The hikers got lost in the dense forests of the national park.
Dense forests cover much of the northern part of the country.
Many rare birds live only in dense forests.
Word forms
| singular | dense forest |
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Common combinations
- tropical dense forests
- Tropical dense forests are home to thousands of insect species.
- dense forests cover
- Dense forests cover the hills behind the village.
- dense forests of pine
- Dense forests of pine stretch along the border.
Synonyms and how they differ
- thick woods
- More informal and suggests a smaller area than 'dense forests'.
- jungle
- Refers to tropical forest with very thick growth, often hotter and wetter than a dense forest.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: dense forests or dense fog?
dense forests vs dense fog
Both use 'dense' for something hard to see through, but 'dense fog' is about weather, not trees.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'dense forests' correctly?
Choose one answer.
B is correct because 'dense' means closely packed, so you cannot see far. A contradicts the meaning of 'dense'. C is wrong because 'a' cannot go with a plural noun. D is wrong because 'forests' is plural and needs 'were', not 'was'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “dense forests”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.