THORN FOREST

Meaning of THORN FOREST in English

noun

: a tropical xerophytic savanna woodland commonly dominated by small thorny trees

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

THORN FOREST — dense, scrublike vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 millimetres …
Britannica English vocabulary
THORN FOREST — колючий лес; колючее редколесье
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
THORN FOREST — колючий лес; колючее редколесье
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THORN — Christs thorn:Thorny Asian shrub: (Christianity) A thorny Asian shrub or tree, especially a jujube or a Jerusalem thorn, whose branches …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
FOREST — I Complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life-form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50 …
Английский словарь Британика
THORN — I. ˈthȯ(ə)rn, -ȯ(ə)n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯrə̇st, ˈfär- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THORN — (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn.
Английский словарь Webster
THORN — (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds …
Английский словарь Webster
THORN — (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Английский словарь Webster
THORN — (n.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, …
Английский словарь Webster
THORN — ( v. t. ) To prick, as with a thorn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORN — ( n. ) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORN — ( n. ) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORN — ( n. ) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORN — — thornless , adj. — thornlike , adj. /thawrn/ , n. 1. a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREST — — forestal, forestial /feuh res"cheuhl/ , adj. — forested , adj. — forestless , adj. — forestlike , adj. /fawr"ist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯr-əst, ˈfär- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis ( silva ) unenclosed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THORN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German dorn thorn, Sanskrit tṛṇa grass, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THORN — vt to prick, as with a thorn. 2. thorn ·noun fig.: that which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything …
Webster English vocab
FOREST — vt to cover with trees or wood. 2. forest ·adj of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. 3. forest ·noun …
Webster English vocab
THORN — [thorn] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG dorn thorn, Skt trna grass, blade of grass] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREST — [for.est] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL forestis (silva) unenclosed (woodland), fr. L foris outside--more at forum] (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREST — complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREST — county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny and Clarion …
Britannica English vocabulary
THORN — thorn, Thorn BrE AmE θɔːn AmE θɔːrn ▷ thorns θɔːnz AmE θɔːrnz ▶ ˈ thorn ˌ apple BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOREST — forest, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɒr ɪst -əst AmE ˈfɔːr əst ˈfɑːr- ▷ forest|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOREST — / ˈfɒrɪst; NAmE ˈfɔːr-; ˈfɑːr-/ noun 1. [ C , U ] a large area of land that is thickly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THORN — thorn /θɔːn $ θɔːrn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a sharp point that grows …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOREST — for ‧ est S2 W2 /ˈfɒrəst, ˈfɒrɪst $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THORN — n. 1 a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn-bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THORN — n. 1 a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn-bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOREST — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THORN — n.1 a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn-bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an Old …
Oxford English vocab
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Oxford English vocab
THORN — ( thorns) 1. Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREST — ( forests) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A forest is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THORN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bush ▪ It galloped towards the boy in silence, swinging a thorn bush from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a forest fire (= a very large fire in a forest ) ▪ Greece has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THORN — [noun] [C] - a small sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plantrose thornsthorn bushesA thorn in the flesh/side …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — [noun] - a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — n. Forest of Ardennes boreal forest Belidor Bernard Forest de Black Forest Bohemian Forest De Forest Lee national forest Petrified …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOREST — Synonyms and related words : afforestation, afforestational, arboreous, arboretum, back country, backwoods, bed, boondock, boondocks, borderland, bosky, braky, broadcast, brush, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOREST — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense , thick ▪ impenetrable ▪ deep ▪ dark ▪ native , natural ▪ national ▪ ancient …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THORN
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THORN — сущ. 1) колючка, шип; колючее растение 2) торн (старое название рунической буквы р, соответствующей th) ∙ a thorn in one's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREST
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THORN — thorn.ogg 1. θɔ:n n 1. бот. колючка, шип 2. колючее растение 3. pl оковы; тернии 4. торн ( старое название …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREST — forest.ogg 1. ʹfɒrıst n 1. 1> лес pine forest - сосновый бор oak forest - дубрава tropical forest - тропический …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREST — 1) лес; (лесо)насаждения; древостой 2) вчт. лес ( в теории графов ) • - accessible forest - aesthetic forest - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOREST — 1) лес; (лесо)насаждения; древостой 2) вчт. лес (в теории графов) • - accessible forest - aesthetic forest - amenity forest - bank-protection forest - broad-leaved forest - clear-cutting …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FOREST
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THORN — 1. θɔ:n n 1. бот. колючка, шип 2. колючее растение 3. pl оковы; тернии 4. торн ( старое название рунической …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOREST — 1. ʹfɒrıst n 1. 1> лес pine forest - сосновый бор oak forest - дубрава tropical forest - тропический лес …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THORN — сущ. 1) колючка, шип; колючее растение There is no rose without a thorn. — Не бывает роз без колючек. 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOREST
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THORN — сущ. 1) колючка, шип; колючее растение There is no rose without a thorn. — Не бывает роз без колючек. 2) название руны и …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOREST
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THORN
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FOREST — 1) лес; лесной 2) охотничий заповедник • - islands forest - alder forest - aspen forest - beech forest - bilberry pine forest - bilberry scrub forest - birch …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
THORN
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FOREST — 1) лес; лесной 2) охотничий заповедник • - islands forest - alder forest - aspen forest - beech forest - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THORN — сущ. 1) колючка, шип; колючее растение 2) торн (старое название рунической буквы р, соответствующей th) ∙ a thorn in one's …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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