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desert

/ desert /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an arid region with little or no vegetation
Type of:
biome geographical area geographic area
Kinds of:
Arabian Desert Atacama Desert Australian Desert Colorado Desert Death Valley
adjective satellite Sense 2
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
"a wild stretch of land"
"waste places"
Similar:
inhospitable
verb Sense 3
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
"If soldiers deserted Hitler''s army, they were shot"
Type of:
flee fly take flight
Kinds of:
rat
Derived:
abandonment forsaking desertion deserter apostate
Entails:
protest resist dissent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
Type of:
leave
Kinds of:
expose walk out ditch maroon strand
Derived:
desertion abandonment defection deserter apostate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

biome geographical area geographic area Arabian Desert Atacama Desert Australian Desert Colorado Desert Death Valley inhospitable flee fly take flight