desert | ||
1. | [ verb ] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | |
Synonyms: | forsake abandon lurch desolate | |
Examples: | "The mother deserted her children" |
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Related terms: | leave maroon ditch walk_out expose desertion forlornness forsaking | |
2. | [ noun ] (ecology,geography) an arid region with little or no vegetation | |
Related terms: | geographical_area biome Gobi Australian_Desert Atacama_Desert sonoran_desert Patagonian_Desert Kalahari Libyan_Desert Mojave Negev Namib_Desert Nubian_Desert Painted_Desert Gila_Desert Sahara Sinai colorado_desert gibson_desert great_sandy_desert great_victoria_desert simpson_desert Death_Valley Arabian_Desert | |
3. | [ verb ] desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | |
Synonyms: | defect | |
Examples: | "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" |
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Related terms: | flee rat desertion apostasy deserter protest | |
4. | [ adjective ] located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | |
Synonyms: | godforsaken wild waste | |
Examples: | "a desert island" "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads" "a wild stretch of land" "waste places" |
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Related terms: | inhospitable | |
Similar spelling: |
dessert deserts deserter deserted desertion Deckert decertify Descartes |