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  • Desert — De*sert (d[ e]*z[ e]rt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d[ e]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area …   Universalium

  • desert — I. /ˈdɛzət / (say dezuht) noun 1. an area so deficient in moisture as to support only a sparse, widely spaced vegetation, or none at all. 2. any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of… …  

  • desert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. waste, wilderness, solitude. See uselessness, seclusion. II v. leave, forsake, abandon; secede, run away; leave in the lurch, be faithless, ditch (sl.). See avoidance, relinquishment. n. reward, due …   English dictionary for students

  • desert — Ⅰ. des·ert1 (dĕz’ərt) n. 1) A barren or desolate area, especially: a) A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. b) A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. c) An… …   Word Histories

  • desert — I des•ert [[t]ˈdɛz ərt[/t]] n. 1) ecl an arid, sandy region capable of supporting only a few, usu. specialized, life forms 2) ecl any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water or absence of soil 3) any place lacking in… …   From formal English to slang

  • desert — {{11}}desert (n.1) wasteland, early 13c., from O.Fr. desert (12c.) desert, wilderness, wasteland; destruction, ruin, from L.L. desertum (Cf. It. diserto, O.Prov. dezert, Sp. desierto), lit. thing abandoned (used in Vulgate to translate wilderness …   Etymology dictionary

  • desert — desert1 [di zʉrt′] vt. [Fr déserter < LL desertare < desertus, pp. of L deserere, to desert, lit., to disjoin < de , from + serere, to join < IE base * ser , to join, place in a row > Gr eirein, to fasten in rows, L series] 1. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Desert Punk — Cover of the first manga volume (reprint) 砂ぼうず (Sunabōzu) Genre Action, Comedy, Science fiction …   Wikipedia

  • Desert Eagle — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Орёл. Desert Eagle Desert Eagl …   Википедия

  • One Thousand and One Nights — Arabian Nights redirects here. For other uses, see Arabian Nights (disambiguation). For other uses, see One Thousand and One Nights (disambiguation). Arab World …   Wikipedia


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