desert
English Thesaurus
1. arid land with little or no vegetation (noun.location)
hypernym | : | biome, |
definition | : | a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate (noun.group) |
instance hyponym | : | atacama desert, |
definition | : | a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | black rock desert, |
definition | : | a desert in northwestern Nevada (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | chihuahuan desert, |
definition | : | a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | colorado desert, |
definition | : | an arid region of southeastern California (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | death valley, |
definition | : | a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | gibson desert, |
definition | : | a desert area in western Australia (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | gila desert, |
definition | : | a desert area in southern Arizona (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | gobi, gobi desert, |
definition | : | a desert in central China (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | great sandy desert, |
definition | : | a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | great victoria desert, |
definition | : | a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | kalahari, kalahari desert, |
definition | : | a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | libyan desert, |
definition | : | the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | namib desert, |
definition | : | a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | an nafud, an nefud, nafud, nefud, |
definition | : | a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | negev, negev desert, |
definition | : | a desert in southern Israel (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | nubian desert, |
definition | : | an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | painted desert, |
definition | : | a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | patagonian desert, |
definition | : | a semiarid region in southern South America (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | sahara, sahara desert, |
definition | : | the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | simpson desert, |
definition | : | a desert region of central Australia (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | sinai, sinai desert, |
definition | : | a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | sonoran desert, |
definition | : | a desert in southwestern Arizona (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | syrian desert, |
definition | : | a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | great indian desert, thar desert, |
definition | : | a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | oasis, |
definition | : | a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) (noun.location) |
2. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | leave, |
definition | : | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | expose, |
definition | : | abandon by leaving out in the open air (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | walk out, |
definition | : | leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | ditch, |
definition | : | forsake (verb.possession) |
hyponym | : | maroon, strand, |
definition | : | leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb.possession) |
3. leave behind (verb.motion)
4. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
hyponym | : | rat, |
definition | : | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social) |
entail | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
6. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | apostasy, defection, renunciation, |
definition | : | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state) |
7. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
8. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | apostasy, defection, renunciation, |
definition | : | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state) |
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