B1nounenvironmentnature
US/ˈreɪn.fɔːr.ɪst/
UK/ˈreɪn.fɒr.ɪst/
a thick forest in a hot area with a lot of rain, home to many kinds of plants and animals
In context
The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of species.
Farmers have cleared large areas of rainforest for cattle.
We took a guided tour through the tropical rainforest.
Words that go with rainforest
adjective + noun
- tropical rainforestTropical rainforests contain half the world's species.
noun + noun
- Amazon rainforestThe Amazon rainforest is shrinking each year.
- rainforest destructionRainforest destruction affects the global climate.
verb + noun
- protect the rainforestCharities work to protect the rainforest.
- destroy the rainforestLogging can destroy the rainforest in a few years.