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Definitions for Desert

[1] a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert.
[2] any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.
[3] an area of the ocean in which it is believed no marine life exists.
[4] (formerly) any unsettled area between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains thought to be unsuitable for human habitation.
[5] any place lacking in something: The town was a cultural desert.
[6] of, relating to, or like a desert.
[7] occurring, living, or flourishing in the desert: a desert tribe; a desert palm.
[8] designed or suitable for wear in the desert, as cool, protective clothing: a big, wide-brimmed desert hat.
[9] to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return, especially in violation of a duty, promise, or the like: He deserted his wife.
[10] (of military personnel) to leave or run away from (service, duty, etc.) with the intention of never returning: Terrified of the approaching battle, he deserted his post just before dawn.
[11] to fail (someone) at a time of need: None of his friends had deserted him.
[12] to forsake or leave one's duty, obligations, etc. (sometimes followed by from, to, etc.): Many deserted during the food shortage.
[13] (of military personnel) to leave service, duty, etc., with no intention of returning: Troops were deserting to the enemy.
[14] Usually deserts . reward or punishment that is deserved: Death was his desert.
[15] the state or fact of deserving reward or punishment.
[16] the state or condition of being worthy, as in character or behavior.
[17] a region that is devoid or almost devoid of vegetation, esp because of low rainfall
[18] an uncultivated uninhabited region
[19] a place which lacks some desirable feature or quality a cultural desert
[20] (modifier) of, relating to, or like a desert; infertile or desolate
[21] (tr) to leave or abandon (a person, place, etc) without intending to return, esp in violation of a duty, promise, or obligation
[22] military to abscond from (a post or duty) with no intention of returning
[23] (tr) to fail (someone) in time of need his good humour temporarily deserted him
[24] (tr) Scots law to give up or postpone (a case or charge)
[25] (often plural) something that is deserved or merited; just reward or punishment
[26] the state of deserving a reward or punishment
[27] virtue or merit

Words related to Desert

lonely, desolate, uninhabited, arid, wilderness, quit, depart, bolt, escape, vacate, flee, forsake, betray, wild, solitary, waste, bare, solitude, barren, Sahara

Words nearby Desert

deselect, desensitization, desensitize, deseret, deserpidine, desert, desert a sinking ship, desert boot, desert boots, desert cooler, desert culture

Origin of Desert

31275–1325; Middle English < Old French deserte, noun use of feminine past participle of deservir to deserve

Words that may be confused with Desert

deserts, desserts

Other words from Desert

de·ser·tic [dih-zur -tik] /dɪˈzɜr tɪk/ , adjective
des·ert·like , adjective
de·sert·ed·ly , adverb
de·sert·ed·ness , noun
de·sert·er , noun
pre·de·sert·er , noun

Word origin for Desert

C13: from Old French deserte, from deservir to deserve

Synonyms for Desert

arid, desolate, lonely, uninhabited, bare, solitary, waste, wild, infertile, sterile, unproductive, untilled