Synonyms and antonyms of Forests and caring for forests and trees in British Thesaurus

afforestation (noun)

the process of planting many trees on an area of land

arboretum (noun)

a place where trees are grown so that they can be studied

arboriculture (noun)

the work, business, or study of growing trees and bushes

chop down ()

to make a tree or tall plant fall down by cutting through it

coppice (verb)

to cut trees regularly to ground level in order to make them grow quickly

cut down ()

to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground

defoliate (verb)

to remove the leaves from a plant or tree using a defoliant

fell (verb)

to cut down a tree

forester (noun)

someone whose job is to look after a forest, and to cut down and plant trees

forestry (noun)

the science of caring for forests, and the trees and other plants that grow in them

the Forestry Commission ()

the British organization responsible for looking after forests

log (verb)

to cut down trees in an area to get wood

logger (noun)

someone whose job is to cut down trees

logging (noun)

the work of cutting down trees for wood

lop (verb)

to cut down a tree, or to cut some of its branches off

lumberjack (noun)

someone whose job is to cut down trees for wood

pollard (verb)

to cut off the top of a tree and its lower branches in order to encourage new growth

reafforestation (noun)

British the process of putting new trees in the ground in an area where trees used to grow

saw down ()

to cut through something such as a tree with a saw so that it falls to the ground

silvan ()

another spelling of sylvan

sylvan (adjective)

literary relating to a forest

timber (interjection)

a warning shouted to tell people that a tree that you have cut is going to fall

tree surgeon (noun)

someone whose job is to deal with trees that are damaged or affected by a disease, especially by cutting off the damaged parts

woodcraft (noun)

knowledge of forests and how to live in them by building camps, finding food etc

woodcutter (noun)

someone whose job is to cut down trees

woodsman (noun)

a man who lives or works in a forest and cuts down trees, hunts etc

woodsy (adjective)

mainly Americaninformal relating to forests, or typical of forests