rainforest B1 Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈɹeɪn.fɔɹ.ɪst/ UK /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #16043 Meanings 1 noun A thick forest in a warm area that has a lot of rain all year. Many rare animals live in the Amazon rainforest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a thick forest in a warm... jungletropical forestrain forest Word family Forms rainforests Etymology AI details From rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald. Topics Weather & Climate Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rainforest **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪn.fɔɹ.ɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 16043 ## Meanings 1. A thick forest in a warm area that has a lot of rain all year. ## Examples - Many rare animals live in the Amazon rainforest. ## Etymology From rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald. ## AI Etymology Rainforest comes from rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald. Modern senses include a thick forest in a warm area that has a lot of rain all year.. ## Topics - Weather & Climate - Register & Style markdown