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desert

des·ert
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dez-ert]
    • /ˈdɛz ərt/
    • /ˈdezət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dez-ert]
    • /ˈdɛz ərt/

Definitions of desert word

  • variable noun desert A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 3
  • countable noun desert If you refer to a place or situation as a desert, you think it is bad for people because it is not interesting, exciting, or useful in any way. 3
  • verb desert If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty. 3
  • verb desert If someone deserts you, they go away and leave you, and no longer help or support you. 3
  • verb desert If you desert something that you support, use, or are involved with, you stop supporting it, using it, or being involved with it. 3
  • verb desert If a quality or skill that you normally have deserts you, you suddenly find that you do not have it when you need it or want it. 3

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Origin of desert

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin dēsertum (neuter), noun use of past participle of Latin dēserere to abandon, forsake, equivalent to dē- de- + serere to join together (in a line); cf. series

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Parts of speech for Desert

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

desert popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

desert usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for desert

verb desert

  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.

noun desert

  • wasteland — land that is uncultivated or barren.
  • wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
  • waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • sahara — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
  • barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.

adjective desert

  • uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
  • desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
  • lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
  • uninhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.

Antonyms for desert

verb desert

  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • come back — If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it.

noun desert

  • wetland — Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.

adjective desert

  • inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
  • populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
  • cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
  • fertile — bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific: fertile soil.
  • productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.

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