Desert ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Desert ( noun )

1. A barren area of land, typically one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate and without vegetation.
2. A place or situation of complete isolation or loneliness.
3. A person or thing that is deserted or abandoned.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french desert (noun), deserter (verb), both from latin desertus "deserted", past participle of deserere.

Examples:

1. The Sahara is one of the world's great deserts.
2. The city was a desert of concrete and steel.
3. The house was a desert island of tranquility in the midst of the city.
4. He felt like a desert to her.
5. The desert of his heart.

(As a verb)

Desert ( verb )

1. A barren area of land, typically one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate and without vegetation.
2. A place or situation of complete isolation or loneliness.
3. A person or thing that is deserted or abandoned.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french desert (noun), deserter (verb), both from latin desertus "deserted", past participle of deserere.

Examples:

1. The Sahara is one of the world's great deserts.
2. The city was a desert of concrete and steel.
3. The house was a desert island of tranquility in the midst of the city.
4. He felt like a desert to her.
5. The desert of his heart.