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desiyerto : desert (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: desierto: desert ]

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desert
n. (location)1. desertarid land with little or no vegetation.
~ biomea major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.
~ oasisa fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).
~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcelan extended area of land.
~ great arabian desert, arabian deserta desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia.
~ arabian desert, eastern deserta desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea.
~ atacama deserta desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits.
~ australian desert, great australian desertgeneral name given to all desert areas in Australia.
~ black rock deserta desert in northwestern Nevada.
~ chihuahuan deserta desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico.
~ colorado desertan arid region of southeastern California.
~ dasht-e-kavir, great salt desert, kavir deserta salt desert in north central Iran.
~ dasht-e-lut, lut deserta desert in eastern Iran.
~ death valleya desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America.
~ gibson deserta desert area in western Australia.
~ gila deserta desert area in southern Arizona.
~ gobi, gobi deserta desert in central China.
~ great sandy deserta desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert.
~ great victoria deserta desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain.
~ kalahari, kalahari deserta desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana.
~ kara kum, qara qum, turkestan deserta desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea.
~ kizil kum, kyzyl kum, qizil quma desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea.
~ libyan desertthe northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan.
~ mohave desert, mojave desert, mohave, mojavea desert area in southern California and western Arizona.
~ namib deserta desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean.
~ an nafud, an nefud, nafud, nefuda desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds.
~ negev, negev deserta desert in southern Israel.
~ nubian desertan arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea.
~ painted deserta desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona.
~ patagonian deserta semiarid region in southern South America.
~ ar rimsal, dahna, great sandy desert, rub al-khalia desert in southern Saudi Arabia.
~ sahara, sahara desertthe world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa.
~ simpson deserta desert region of central Australia.
~ sinai desert, sinaia desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt.
~ sonoran deserta desert in southwestern Arizona.
~ syrian deserta desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia.
~ taklamakan desert, taklimakan deserta desert in western China.
~ great indian desert, thar deserta desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan.
v. (cognition)2. abandon, desert, desolate, forsakeleave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.; "The mother deserted her children"
~ leavego and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
~ exposeabandon by leaving out in the open air.; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
~ walk outleave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval.; "She walked out on her husband and children"
~ ditchforsake.; "ditch a lover"
~ maroon, strandleave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.; "the travellers were marooned"
v. (social)3. defect, desertdesert (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"
~ flee, take flight, flyrun away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled"
~ dissent, protest, resistexpress opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country"
~ ratdesert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage.
v. (motion)4. desertleave behind.; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
~ go forth, leave, go awaygo away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"