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

  1. Forest as a noun:

    A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

  2. Forest as a noun:

    Any dense collection or amount.

    Examples:

    "a forest of criticism"

  3. 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.

  4. Forest as a noun (graph theory):

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

  5. Forest as a noun (computing, Microsoft Windows):

    A group of domains that are managed as a unit.

  6. Forest as a noun:

    The colour forest green.

  1. Forest as a verb (transitive):

    To cover an area with trees.

  1. Jungle as a noun:

    A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.

  2. Jungle as a noun (colloquial):

    A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.

    Examples:

    "It’s a jungle out there."

  3. Jungle as a noun (slang):

    An area where hobos camp together.

  4. Jungle as a noun (uncountable):

    A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.

  5. Jungle as a noun (UK):

    A migrant camp.

  6. Jungle as a noun (Israel, Texas, US):

    a desert region

  7. Jungle as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    a hairy vulva

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