DESERT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an arid region with little or no vegetation
   Hypernyms(s) desert is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geographical area (what does geographical area mean?)
   • geographic area (what does geographic area mean?)
   • geographical region (what does geographical region mean?)
   • geographic region (what does geographic region mean?)
   • biome (what does biome mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Arabian Desert (what does Arabian Desert mean?)
   • Atacama Desert (what does Atacama Desert mean?)
   • Australian Desert (what does Australian Desert mean?)
   • Colorado Desert (what does Colorado Desert mean?)
   • Death Valley (what does Death Valley mean?)
   • Gibson Desert (what does Gibson Desert mean?)
   • Gila Desert (what does Gila Desert mean?)
   • Gobi (what does Gobi mean?)
   • Gobi Desert (what does Gobi Desert mean?)
   • Great Sandy Desert (what does Great Sandy Desert mean?)
   • Great Victoria Desert (what does Great Victoria Desert mean?)
   • Kalahari (what does Kalahari mean?)
   • Kalahari Desert (what does Kalahari Desert mean?)
   • Libyan Desert (what does Libyan Desert mean?)
   • Mojave (what does Mojave mean?)
   • Mojave Desert (what does Mojave Desert mean?)
   • Mohave (what does Mohave mean?)
   • Mohave Desert (what does Mohave Desert mean?)
   • Namib Desert (what does Namib Desert mean?)
   • Negev (what does Negev mean?)
   • Negev Desert (what does Negev Desert mean?)
   • Nubian Desert (what does Nubian Desert mean?)
   • Painted Desert (what does Painted Desert mean?)
   • Patagonian Desert (what does Patagonian Desert mean?)
   • Sahara (what does Sahara mean?)
   • Sahara Desert (what does Sahara Desert mean?)
   • Simpson Desert (what does Simpson Desert mean?)
   • Sinai (what does Sinai mean?)
   • Sinai Desert (what does Sinai Desert mean?)
   • Sonoran Desert (what does Sonoran Desert mean?)

DESERT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • leave someone who needs or counts on you
   • leave in the lurch
   Synonym(s)
   • abandon (what does abandon mean?)
   • desolate (what does desolate mean?)
   • forsake (what does forsake mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The mother deserted her children
   Hypernyms(s) desert is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • leave (what does leave mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • walk out (what does walk out mean?)
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   • maroon (what does maroon mean?)
   • strand (what does strand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • desertion (what does desertion mean?)
   • abandonment (what does abandonment mean?)
   • defection (what does defection mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • apostate (what does apostate mean?)
   • renegade (what does renegade mean?)
   • turncoat (what does turncoat mean?)
   • recreant (what does recreant mean?)
   • ratter (what does ratter mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • defector (what does defector mean?)
   • forlornness (what does forlornness mean?)
   • loneliness (what does loneliness mean?)
   • desolation (what does desolation mean?)
   • forsaking (what does forsaking mean?)
   • giving up (what does giving up mean?)
   • desertion (what does desertion mean?)
   • abandonment (what does abandonment mean?)
   • defection (what does defection mean?)
2. Meaning
   • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
   Synonym(s)
   • defect (what does defect mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • If soldiers deserted Hitler’’s army, they were shot
   Hypernyms(s) desert is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flee (what does flee mean?)
   • fly (what does fly mean?)
   • take flight (what does take flight mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rat (what does rat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abandonment (what does abandonment mean?)
   • forsaking (what does forsaking mean?)
   • desertion (what does desertion mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • apostate (what does apostate mean?)
   • renegade (what does renegade mean?)
   • turncoat (what does turncoat mean?)
   • recreant (what does recreant mean?)
   • ratter (what does ratter mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • defector (what does defector mean?)
   • apostasy (what does apostasy mean?)
   • renunciation (what does renunciation mean?)
   • defection (what does defection mean?)
   • desertion (what does desertion mean?)
   • abandonment (what does abandonment mean?)
   • defection (what does defection mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • defector (what does defector mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)

DESERT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • located in a dismal or remote area
   • desolate
   Synonym(s)
   • godforsaken (what does godforsaken mean?)
   • waste (what does waste mean?)
   • wild (what does wild mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a desert island
   • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
   • a wild stretch of land
   • waste places
   Similar To
   • inhospitable (what does inhospitable mean?)