Meaning & Definition of Desert in English
English⟶
Desert
/dɛzərt/
noun
1. Arid land with little or no vegetation
synonym:
- desert
verb
1. Leave someone who needs or counts on you
- Leave in the lurch
- "The mother deserted her children"
synonym:
- abandon,
- forsake,
- desolate,
- desert
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,
- desert
3. Leave behind
- "The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
synonym:
- desert
Examples of using
Don't desert me here in the desert!
A few hours after the clouds cleared and the sun came out, and the desert smelled of ozone.
Crossing that desert is dangerous.