Vast areas of rainforest are cut in one go (clear felling) and the most valuable trees are selected for timber, leaving the others for wood chipping. The roads that are created in order to cut and remove the timber often lead to further damage: see the effect of forest roads under Oil Companies.
adv. completely. 1  absolutely. 2  actually. 3  all. 4  all in all. 5  all told. 6  altogether. 7  considerably. 8  entirely. 9  fully. 10  in all respects. 11  in fact. 12  in reality. 13  in toto. 14  in truth. 15  just. 16  largely. 17  perfectly. 18  positively. 19  precisely. 20  purely. 21  really. 22  thoroughly. 23  totally. 24  truly. 25  utterly. 26  well. 27  wholly. 28  without reservation.
3. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly). 4. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey. 5. any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder. Familiarity information: PONY used as a noun is common.