desert
/dɪˈzɜrt/
noun
- A large, dry area of land with little or no rain and few plants.
- Many animals in the desert come out only at night to avoid the heat.
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- We drove for hours through the empty desert without seeing another car.
- A place or situation that is empty, lonely, or lacking something.
- His heart felt like a desert after she moved away.
- The once-bustling market is now a desert of shuttered shops.
- After the factory closed, the town became a cultural desert with no theaters or museums.
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verb
- To leave someone or something that you have a duty to stay with or care for.
- The soldier was punished for trying to desert the army.
- He deserted his family and moved to another country.
- She felt her courage desert her just before the speech.
- To leave a place, making it empty or abandoned.
- The streets were deserted after midnight.
- Birds desert their nests once the chicks are ready to fly.
- Tourists deserted the beach when the storm clouds appeared.
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