desert

/di'zə:t/
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desert

The camel caravan moves slowly across the vast desert.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Arid, barren land: A large, dry, often sandy area with very little rainfall and sparse vegetation, such as the Sahara Desert.
    • A place devoid of something: A place or situation that is bleak, empty, or lacking in a specific quality (e.g., a cultural desert).

  2. Verb:

    • To abandon or leave: To leave a place, person, or organization without intending to return, especially when it is wrong or neglectful to do so.
    • To fail or leave: (Used of qualities or abilities) To cease to be present or available when most needed.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The camel is well-adapted to life in the desert.
    • After the factory closed, the town became an economic desert.

  • Verb:

    • The soldier decided to desert his post.
    • All my courage deserted me when I had to give the speech.
Advanced Usage
  • "to get one's just deserts": To receive the punishment or reward that one deserves.
    • The corrupt official finally got his just deserts when he was sent to prison.
Variants and Related Words
  • Deserted (adj): Abandoned, empty of people.
    • We walked through the deserted streets at midnight.
  • Deserter (n): A person who deserts, especially a soldier who leaves the army without permission.
  • Desertification (n): The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
Synonyms
  • Noun (land): Wasteland, wilderness.
  • Verb (abandon): Forsake, leave, abandon.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Desert from: To leave a military unit or duty without authorization.
    • He deserted from the army during the war.
Related Idioms
  • A voice (crying) in the desert: A person expressing an opinion that is ignored or unheeded.
    • Trying to warn them about the risks, I felt like a voice crying in the desert.
desert

The camel caravan moves slowly across the vast desert.

Noun
  1. arid land with little or no vegetation
Verb
  1. leave behind
    • the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
  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
  3. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    • The mother deserted her children

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