The difference between Forest and Jungle
When used as nouns, forest means a dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods, whereas jungle means a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
Forest is also verb with the meaning: to cover an area with trees.
check bellow for the other definitions of Forest and Jungle
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Forest as a noun:
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
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Forest as a noun:
Any dense collection or amount.
Examples:
"a forest of criticism"
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Forest as a noun (historical):
A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
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Forest as a noun (graph theory):
A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.
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Forest as a noun (computing, Microsoft Windows):
A group of domains that are managed as a unit.
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Forest as a noun:
The colour forest green.
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Forest as a verb (transitive):
To cover an area with trees.
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Jungle as a noun:
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
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Jungle as a noun (colloquial):
A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
Examples:
"It’s a jungle out there."
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Jungle as a noun (slang):
An area where hobos camp together.
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Jungle as a noun (uncountable):
A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.
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Jungle as a noun (UK):
A migrant camp.
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Jungle as a noun (Israel, Texas, US):
a desert region
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Jungle as a noun (vulgar, slang):
a hairy vulva