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desert
Found in thesaurus: parcel of land, piece of land, tract, parcel, piece of ground, biome, leave, take flight, fly, flee
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desert
v.
abandon, forsake; leave the army without permission
n.
wasteland, area where there is little rainfall
adj.
isolated; located in a remote area; desolate, godforsaken
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Desert
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location.
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Désert
Désert may refer to:
- "Désert" (song), a 2002 song by Émilie Simon
- Désert (novel), a 1980 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio
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desert
Noun
1. an arid region with little or no vegetation
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) Arabian Desert
Verb
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
(synonym) abandon, forsake, desolate
(hypernym) leave
(hyponym) expose
(derivation) desertion, abandonment, defection
2. 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"
(synonym) defect
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(hyponym) rat
(entail) protest, resist, dissent
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
Adjective
1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
(synonym) godforsaken, waste, wild
(similar) inhospitable
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désert
adj.
deserted, abandoned
désert
nm.
desert, sands, emptiness, wastes, wilderness
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desert
v.
opustit; dezertovat
n.
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