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desert
/ˈdɛz.ɚt/
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What does desert mean?
noun
- A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
- (figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
More meanings (5)
adjective
- Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
verb
- To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
- To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
noun
- That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
- (obsolete) Obsolete form of dessert.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdɛz.ɚt/
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Until late in the afternoon the Jungfrau’s aspect is that of a spotless desert of snow set upon edge against the sky.
Ay, my good lord, I know the gentleman To be of worth and worthy estimation, And not without desert so well reputed.
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Two days after he had left the posse, and when he was already far out in the desert, Marcus's horse gave out.
The really diligent student in one of the crowded hives of Cambridge College is as solitary as a dervish in the desert.
Gaza is upon the verge of the Desert, to which it stands in the same relation as a seaport to the sea.