Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index F Forrest: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: For•rest Pronunciation: (fôr'ist, for'-), [key] — n. 1806–72, U.S. actor. 1847–1918, Australian explorer and statesman. 1821–77, Confederate cavalry general in the U.S. Civil War. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. forrel Forrestal ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quadrumanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language