Forests
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aradam /ˈӕrәˌdӕm/
mass noun
backwoods.
[a reversal of Spanish madera ‘wood’.]
bergrove /ˈbәːɡrәʊv/
noun (plural bergroves)
1. a forest growing on an iceberg.
2. a business that thrives on dibiliboons.
[a blend of iceberg + grove.]
blacksilva /ˈblӕkˌsɪlvә/
noun (plural blacksilvas)
a coal forest.
[from black + Latin silva ‘forest’.]
brainforest /ˈbreɪnˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural brainforests)
a large group of psychads.
breadbosker /ˈbrɛdˌbɒskә/
noun (plural breadboskers)
a wheat grove.
[from bread + bosk ‘thicket’ + -er.]
brushgrowth /ˈbrʌʃɡrәʊθ/
noun (plural brushgrowths)
1. a forest of shrubs.
2. a worsening niggle.
bullgrove /ˈbʊlɡrәʊv/
noun (plural bullgroves)
a sturdy, fast-growing group of plants.
burbivore /ˈbәːbɪˌvɔː/
noun (plural burbivores)
a retaliatory forest, desert, etc. that eats up suburbs.
- burbivorous /bәːˈbɪvәrәs/ adjective
[from suburb + -vore.]
clipclopse /ˈklɪpklɒps/
noun (plural clipclopses)
a thicket of horseradish.
[a blend of clip-clop + copse.]
dubshaw /ˈdʌbʃɔː/
noun (plural dubshaws)
1. a cluster of shrubs huddled around a puddle.
2. a séance.
[from Scottish dub ‘puddle’ + shaw ‘thicket’.]
fathombark /ˈfӕðәmˌbɑːk/
noun (plural fathombarks)
an underwater forest, such as a greensilva, kelp forest or swishimmashade.
- fathombarkel /ˈfӕðәmˌbɑːkәl/ adjective
firest /ˈfәːrәst/
noun (plural firests)
a group of fir trees.
[a blend of fir + forest.]
flickerthicket /ˈflɪkәˌθɪkәt/
noun (plural flickerthickets)
1. a dense glisterfrith.
2. a host of witpickles.
- flickerthicketish /ˈflɪkәˌθɪkәtɪʃ/ adjective
floodgarden /ˈflʌdˌɡɑːdәn/
noun (plural floodgardens)
a forest of seaweed.
Proxynonym: sweedgrove
florest /ˈflɒrәst/
noun (plural florests)
a forest of flowers.
Compare: weavegrove
[a blend of Latin flor- ‘flower’ + forest.]
following
noun (plural followings)
a forest.
[a nuisance of following.]
forus /ˈfɔːrәs/
noun (plural foruses)
a group of singing trees.
[a blend of forest + chorus.]
gladegrove /ˈɡleɪdɡrәʊv/
noun (plural gladegroves)
a grove in a glade.
Proxynonym: grovegladegrove
Antonym: groveglade
- gladegrovy /ˈɡleɪdˌɡrәʊvi/ adjective
glisterfrith /ˈɡlɪstәˌfrɪθ/
noun (plural glisterfriths)
a forest of phosphytes.
- glisterfrithic /ˌɡlɪstәˈfrɪθɪk/ adjective
[from glister ‘sparkle’ + frith ‘a wood’.]
gooseforest /ˈɡuːsˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural gooseforests)
1. a forest frequented by geese.
2. a group of people who are individually stupid but collectively clever.
grainforest /ˈɡreɪnˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural grainforests)
a field of wheat, maize, etc.
greensilva /ˈɡriːnˌsɪlvә/
noun (plural greensilvas)
a natural fathombark of teaweed.
Compare: orchar
- greensilvan /ˈɡriːnˌsɪlvәn/ adjective
[from green + Latin silva ‘a wood’.]
grovegladegrove /ˈɡrәʊvɡleɪdˌɡrәʊv/
noun (plural grovegladegroves)
a grove in a glade in a grove.
Proxynonym: gladegrove
Antonym: gladegroveglade
[from grove + Hoptanglish gladegrove.]
hailgrove /ˈheɪlɡrәʊv/
noun (plural hailgroves)
1. a petrified rainforest.
adjective (comparative hailgrover; superlative hailgrovest)
2. sombre and severe.
- hailgrovely adverb
- hailgrovedom /ˈheɪlˌɡrәʊvdәm/ noun
hedgebow /ˈhɛʤbәʊ/
noun (plural hedgebows)
a hedgerow on a hill.
[a blend of hedgerow + bow.]
hicket /ˈhɪkәt/
noun (plural hickets)
a hickory grove.
[a blend of hickory + thicket.]
insulumba /ˈɪnsjʊˌlʌmbә/
noun (plural insulumbas)
1. a forest in the middle of an island.
Antonym: lumbinsula
2. a stranded army.
[a blend of Latin insula ‘island’ + lumber.]
ledgewold /ˈlɛʤwɒld/
noun (plural ledgewolds)
a clifftop forest.
[from ledge + German Wald ‘forest’.]
levinemor /lɛˈvɪnәˌmɔː/
noun (plural levinemors)
a forest of thunderbolts.
[a blend of levin ‘lightning’ + Ancient Greek νέµος nemos ‘wooded pasture’.]
limnoleaf /ˈlɪmnәˌliːf/
Also: /ˈlɪmәˌliːf/
noun (plural limnoleaves /ˈlɪmnәˌliːvz/)
1. a forest (of aquatic plants) in a lake.
Proxynonym: timtalimaf
Antonym: timbertarn
2. a bunch of paintbrushes sticking up through a hole in a palette surrounded by blobs of paint.
- limnoleafy /ˈlɪmnәˌliːfi/ adjective
[a blend of Greek limne ‘lake’ + leaf.]
lithofrith /ˈlɪθәˌfrɪθ/
noun (plural lithofriths)
a hedge that has turned to stone.
- lithofrithian /ˌlɪθәˈfrɪθɪәn/ adjective
[from litho- + frith ‘hedge’.]
maidenshade /ˈmeɪdәnˌʃeɪd/
noun (plural maidenshades)
a virgin forest.
moorgrove /ˈmɔːɡrәʊv/
noun (plural moorgroves)
a parking lot for horseriders, having either trees or posts.
nedraglive /ˈnɛdrәˌɡlʌɪv/
noun (plural nedraglives)
a forest of trees of knowledge.
Trilbud: vilgarde
[derivation uncertain; perhaps a variant of Hoptanglish nevergrove, or a trilbud of Hoptanglish evilgarden.]
nevergrove /ˈnɛvәˌɡrәʊv/
noun (plural nevergroves)
a forbidden forest.
oldenglade /ˈәʊldәnˌɡleɪd/
noun (plural oldenglades)
an old-growth forest.
orchidstra /ˈɔːkɪdstrә/
noun (plural orchidstras)
the collective term for a group of rockwoods.
- orchidstral /ɔːˈkɪdstrәl/ adjective
[a blend of orchid + orchestra.]
oscillva /ɒˈsɪlvә/
noun (plural oscillvas)
a forest of mellowbarks.
- oscillvan /ɒˈsɪlvәn/ adjective
[a blend of oscillare ‘to swing’ + Latin silva ‘forest’.]
overhedge /ˈәʊvәˌhɛʤ/
noun (plural overhedges)
a hedge that has been trained to neatly overgrow a walkway, road, conveyor belt, etc.
- overhedged /ˈәʊvәˌhɛʤd/ adjective
potforest /ˈpɒtˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural potforests)
a forest growing in a huge pot.
rainbowforest /ˈreɪnbәʊˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural rainbowforests)
a forest containing many colourful plants.
rovergrove /ˈrәʊvәˌɡrәʊv/
noun (plural rovergroves)
the collective term for a group of wanderwoods.
sapshaw /ˈsӕpʃɔː/
noun (plural sapshaws)
a grove of sapdoners.
[from dialect sap + shaw ‘thicket’.]
seawood /ˈsiːwʊd/
noun (plural seawoods)
a forest of seaweed.
[a blend of seaweed + wood.]
sedgerow /ˈsɛʤrәʊ/
noun (plural sedgerows)
a small hedgerow.
[a blend of sedge + hedgerow.]
sertrest /ˈzәːtrәst/
noun (plural sertrests)
1. a forest in a desert.
2. an outreach.
[a blend of desert + forest.]
splinterbunch /ˈsplɪntәˌbʌntʃ/
noun (plural splinterbunches)
a copse.
Synonym: tsero
sporeshaw /ˈspɔːʃɔː/
noun (plural sporeshaws)
a forest of mushrooms.
[from spore + shaw ‘thicket’.]
squeepleaf /ˈskwiːpliːf/
noun (plural squeepleaves /ˈskwiːpliːvz/)
a rainforest.
[from Hoptanglish squeep + leaf.]
stonemire /ˈstәʊnˌmʌɪә/
noun (plural stonemires)
a jungle of landmarks.
[a blend of milestone + quagmire.]
stones /stәʊnz/
plural noun
petrified woods.
- stonesy /ˈstәʊnzi/ adjective
[a nuisance of stones.]
sunforest /ˈsʌnˌfɒrәst/
noun (plural sunforests)
a group of cacti.
[from sun + forest. on the pattern of rainforest.]
sweedgrove /ˈswiːdɡrәʊv/
noun (plural sweedgroves)
a small forest of seaweed.
Proxynonym: floodgarden
[from Hoptanglish sweed + grove.]
swishimmashade /swɪˈʃɪmәˌʃeɪd/
noun (plural swishimmashades)
an underwater glisterfrith.
[a blend of swish + shimmer + shade.]
syllvy /ˈsɪlvi/
noun (plural syllvies)
a jungle of insanity.
- syllvial /ˈsɪlvɪəl/ adjective
[a blend of Latin silva ‘wood’ + silly.]
sylvola /sɪlˈvәʊlә/
noun (plural sylvolas)
a flying forest.
[a blend of Latin silva ‘wood’ + Latin volare ‘to fly’.]
tenwood /ˈtɛnwʊd/
noun (plural tenwoods)
a grove.
thinnet /ˈθɪnәt/
noun (plural thinnets)
a withered thicket.
[a blend of thin + thicket.]
thricket /ˈθrɪkәt/
noun (plural thrickets)
a forest of vines.
Synonym: weavegrove
- thrickety /ˈθrɪkәti/ adjective
[a blend of Hoptanglish thrick + thicket.]
thwickentwicket /ˈθwɪkәnˌtwɪkәt/
noun (plural thwickentwickets)
a collection of wickentwicks.
[a blend of Hoptanglish wickentwick + thicket.]
timtalimaf /tɪmˈtӕlɪˌmӕf/
noun (plural timtalimafs)
a forest in a lake in a forest.
Proxynonym: limnoleaf(1.)
- timtalimafic /ˌtɪmtӕlɪˈmӕfɪk/ adjective
[a blend of Hoptanglish timbertarn + Hoptanglish limnoleaf.]
trese /triːz/
noun (plural treses)
a desert that has been converted back into a forest.
[a trilbud of Italian deserto ‘desert’.]
tsero /ˈtsɛrәʊ/
noun (plural tseros)
a copse.
Synonym: splinterbunch
[a trilbud of Italian foresta ‘forest’.]
verdle /ˈvәːdәl/
noun (plural verdles)
a green belt; an area of forest surrounding an urban area.
- verdlesome /ˈvәːdәlsәm/ adjective
[a blend of verdure + girdle.]
wailwood /ˈweɪlwʊd/
noun (plural wailwoods)
a forest of griefyleaves, howlogs, etc.
weavegrove /ˈwiːvɡrәʊv/
noun (plural weavegroves)
a forest of vines.
Synonym: thricket
Compare: florest
- weavegrovid /ˈwiːvˌɡrәʊvәd/ adjective
wedgerow /ˈwɛʤrәʊ/
noun (plural wedgerows)
a tapering hedgerow.
[a blend of wedge + hedgerow.]