- deforest
- transitive verb see deforestation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deforest
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DeForest — DeForest, also spelled De Forest and deForest, may refer to: Calvert DeForest (1921 2007), a United States actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on David Letterman s shows DeVry University, formerly called the DeForest Training… … Wikipedia
DeForest — DeForest, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 7368 Housing Units (2000): 2761 Land area (2000): 4.830617 sq. miles (12.511240 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052474 sq. miles (0.135906 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.883091 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
DeForest, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 7368 Housing Units (2000): 2761 Land area (2000): 4.830617 sq. miles (12.511240 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052474 sq. miles (0.135906 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.883091 sq. miles (12.647146 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Deforest — m U.S.: name apparently adopted in honour of John DeForest (1826–1906), the author of several once popular novels, mostly set during the American Civil War. Variant: Deforrest … First names dictionary
Deforest — De*for est, v. t. To clear of forests; to disforest. U. S. Agric. Reports. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deforest — 1880 in modern sense, from DE (Cf. de ) + FOREST (Cf. forest). Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense to clear of trees is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant reduce from the legal… … Etymology dictionary
deforest — ► VERB ▪ clear of forest or trees. DERIVATIVES deforestation noun … English terms dictionary
deforest — [dē fôr′ist] vt. to clear (land) of forests or trees ☆ deforestation n … English World dictionary
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DeForest Kelley — Kelley at a 1988 Star Trek convention Born Jackson DeForest Kelley January 20, 1920(1920 01 20) Toccoa, Georgia USA … Wikipedia
DeForest High School — Established 1969 Type Public Secondary Principal Machell Schwarz Students 1,000 1,100 Grades 9–12 … Wikipedia
