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A common measure of poverty is how much money you have in relation to other people - that is useful as far as it goes, but that excludes the case of, say, a hunter in the rainforest who has no money but is not poor. And there can be a number of people with money but who can consider themselves unwanted or invisible or estranged from society.
William T. Vollmann

Meaning of "rainforest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAINFOREST

rainforest  [ˈreɪnˌfɒrɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINFOREST

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determiner
exclamation
Rainforest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAINFOREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rainforest

Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall between 250 and 450 centimetres. There are two types of rainforest: tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest. The monsoon trough, alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth's tropical rainforests. Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous to the rainforests. It has been estimated that there may be many millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests. Tropical rainforests have been called the "jewels of the Earth" and the "world's largest pharmacy", because over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered there. Rainforests are also responsible for 28% of the world's oxygen turnover, sometimes misnamed oxygen production, processing it through photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and consuming it through respiration. The undergrowth in some areas of a rainforest can be restricted by poor penetration of sunlight to ground level.

Definition of rainforest in the English dictionary

The definition of rainforest in the dictionary is dense forest found in tropical areas of heavy rainfall. The trees are broad-leaved and evergreen, and the vegetation tends to grow in three layers Also called: selva.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAINFOREST


afforest
əˈfɒrɪst
camorrist
kəˈmɒrɪst
chorist
ˈkɒrɪst
dearest
ˈdɪərɪst
deforest
diːˈfɒrɪst
disafforest
ˌdɪsəˈfɒrɪst
disforest
dɪsˈfɒrɪst
enforest
ɪnˈfɒrɪst
Everest
ˈɛvərɪst
florist
ˈflɒrɪst
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
Forrest
ˈfɒrɪst
guitarist
ɡɪˈtɑːrɪst
interest
ˈɪntrɪst
psychiatrist
saɪˈkaɪətrɪst
reafforest
ˌriːəˈfɒrɪst
reforest
riːˈfɒrɪst
terrorist
ˈtɛrərɪst
tourist
ˈtʊərɪst
wrist
rɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINFOREST

rainbowed
rainbowlike
Rainbows
rainbowy
raincoat
raindate
raindrop
rained off
rained out
rainfall
Rainier
Rainier III
rainiest
rainily
raininess
rainless
rainmaker
rainmaking
rainout
rainproof

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINFOREST

arrest
Black Forest
Bohemian Forest
Bracknell Forest
De Forest
elfin forest
Epping Forest
flame-of-the-forest
gallery forest
managed forest
mixed forest
New Forest
Petrified Forest
rest
Sherwood Forest
the Black Forest
the rest
Thuringian Forest
virgin forest
Waltham Forest

Synonyms and antonyms of rainforest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rainforest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAINFOREST

Find out the translation of rainforest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rainforest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rainforest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雨林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selva tropical
570 millions of speakers

English

rainforest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्षावन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَابَةٌ مُطِيرَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тропический лес
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

floresta tropical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেনফরেস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forêt tropicale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hutan hujan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenwald
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱帯雨林
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열대 우림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rainforest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rừng rậm nhiệt đới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழைக்காடுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्षावन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmur ormanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foresta pluviale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

las tropikalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тропічний ліс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pădure tropicală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροπικό δάσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reënwoud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnskog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regnskog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainforest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINFOREST»

The term «rainforest» is very widely used and occupies the 21.068 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINFOREST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rainforest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rainforest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainforest

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10 QUOTES WITH «RAINFOREST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rainforest.
1
Mark Barrowcliffe
The rainforest has an intense beauty that at times seems almost suffocating. The jungle is one twig short of impenetrable, and the greenery seems to crowd in on you with a sensation that has been described as akin to snow blindness.
2
John Collison
You know the way trees break through the canopy in the rainforest and they go from having this tiny column of light to having all this light - the Internet is kind of like that.
3
Richard Flanagan
I come from a tiny mining town in the rainforest in an island at the end of the world. My grandparents were illiterate.
4
Chris Kilham
Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments.
5
Chris Kilham
Promoting the use of sustainable and renewable rainforest products can help to stop rainforest devastation. The rainforests are much more valuable alive than cut or burned, providing a steady supply of medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and oils.
6
Candice Millard
When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.
7
Rhianna Pratchett
I think the Dutch certainly get British comedy. And let's face it; a lot of it is pretty low-hanging fruit for the whole world now. There are probably tribes in the heart of the Papua New Guinean rainforest that know all the words to the Dead Parrot sketch.
8
William T. Vollmann
A common measure of poverty is how much money you have in relation to other people - that is useful as far as it goes, but that excludes the case of, say, a hunter in the rainforest who has no money but is not poor. And there can be a number of people with money but who can consider themselves unwanted or invisible or estranged from society.
9
Vivienne Westwood
I do think we're an endangered species. But that we do have a plan to save the rainforest.
10
E. O. Wilson
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINFOREST»

Discover the use of rainforest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainforest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rainforest
This awe-inspiring collection of over 500 amazing photographs will open your eyes to the wonders of life under the canopy.
Thomas Marent, 2007
2
A Rainforest Habitat
Introduces the plants and animals that live in the rain forest.
Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman, 2006
3
Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize
Timely book on rainforest herbology and traditional healing. Authors work with Central American healers to compile herbal lore.
Rosita Arvigo, Michael J. Balick, 1993
4
Rainforest
A fascinating 'day in the life' look at the natural world. The rainforest is an exciting place, full of activity and colour. Come face-to-face with the amazing creatures that live in this wonderful tropical world.
‎2006
5
Wisdom from a Rainforest: The Spiritual Journey of an ...
Wisdom from a Rainforest is Schlegel's testament to his experience and to the Teduray people of Figel, from whom he learned such vital, lasting lessons.
Stuart A. Schlegel, 2003
6
The Rainforest Grew All Around
Children will delight in discovering the many plants and animals who call the rain forest home in a clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grows All Around."
Susan K. Mitchell, 2007
7
The Intemperate Rainforest: Nature, Culture, and Power on ...
Braun (geography, U. of Minnesota) provides a new viewpoint on the complex cultural, political, and intellectual forces involved in the forest policies of British Columbia.
Bruce Braun, 2002
8
Rainforest Warriors: Human Rights on Trial
" Anthropologist Richard Price, who has worked with Saramakas for more than forty years and who participated actively in this struggle, tells the gripping story of how Saramakas harnessed international human rights law to win control of ...
Richard Price, 2012
9
Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, Animals, ...
By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and plants, but also 'things' such as artifacts, trade items, or mineral resources) from a comparative perspective ...
Marc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, Olga Ulturgasheva, 2012
10
Rainforest Strategy: The Planet's Most Successful Business Model
Whether you are just starting your business…or reevaluating your current business goals, this book brings unique insights and direction from the rainforest’s secrets of productivity that will revolutionize your thinking.
Michael Pink, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINFOREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainforest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Teeny tiny frogs discovered in Brazilian rainforest
Scientists have uncovered seven new species of teeny-tiny frogs, each smaller than a thumbnail, in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. The miniature frogs live on ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
2
Amazon rainforest losing capacity to fight climate change as trees die
The Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as trees are dying, which could have negative implication on climate ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
3
Ancient Teeth Show Humans Moved Into Rainforests Earlier Than …
People adapted to living in tropical rainforests thousands of years earlier than previously known, according to scientists who examined 20,000-year-old ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
4
Google Cameras Go Zip-lining Through The Amazon Rainforest
They finally managed it in the most epic of settings: the Amazon rainforest. You can check out the results for yourself. The BBCreports that to get the pictures, ... «Popular Science, Mar 15»
5
Saharan dust feeds Amazon rainforest, perfectly
Phosphorus carried in Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest each year turns out to be just enough to replace that lost from the rainforest due to rain and ... «EarthSky, Feb 15»
6
Peru's Rainforest Turns to Wasteland From Illegal Gold Mining
Decades of illegal gold mining have transformed large expanses of virgin Peruvian rainforest into pocked, denuded, mercury-poisoned wastelands. Excavations ... «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»
7
Goliath encounter: Puppy-sized spider surprises scientist in rainforest
Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his ... «CBS News, Oct 14»
8
Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest
Despite a massive search involving helicopters, quad bikes and methodical traipsing through dense rainforest in north-east Australia, authorities were unable to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
9
Amazon rainforest destruction in Brazil rises again
New figures show a slight increase in the rate of destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil in the 12 months to the end of July 2013. Statistics from the ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
10
Brazil dismantles 'biggest destroyer' of Amazon rainforest
The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organisation they believe was the "biggest destroyer" of the Amazon rainforest. The gang is ... «BBC News, Aug 14»

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