desert
31desert — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arid, barren, dry, hot ▪ green fields surrounded by arid desert ▪ vast ▪ empty …
32desert — I n. 1) to reclaim a desert 2) an arid; trackless desert 3) a cultural desert II v. 1) (D; tr.) to desert for (to desert the stage for Hollywood) 2) (D; intr.) to desert from (he deserted from his regiment) 3) (D; intr.) to desert to (to desert… …
33Désert — Infobox Single Name = Désert Artist = Émilie Simon Album = Émilie Simon A side = Desert (English version) Released = October 2002 Format = CD, Vinyl Recorded = 2002 Genre = Electronic Label = Barclay/Universal Writer = Émilie Simon Producer =… …
34desert — 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… …
35desert — ♦♦♦ deserts, deserting, deserted (The noun is pronounced [[t]de̱zə(r)t[/t]]. The pronunciation [[t]dɪzɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] is used for the verb and for meaning 8.) 1) N VAR: oft in names after n A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region,… …
36desert — des|ert1 [ˈdezət US ərt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin desertum, from Latin desertus, past participle of deserere to desert ] 1.) [U and C] a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is a lot of… …
37DÉSERT — s. m. Lieu, pays désert. Désert sauvage. Un immense désert. Les déserts de la Libye. Les déserts de la Thébaïde. Se confiner, se retirer dans les déserts. Le sable des déserts. Les Pères du désert. Les Turcs ont fait de vastes déserts des plus… …
38desert — I UK [ˈdezə(r)t] / US [ˈdezərt] noun Word forms desert : singular desert plural deserts ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry 2) [countable] a boring place where… …
39desert — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin desertum, from Latin, neuter of desertus, past participle of deserere to desert, from de + serere to join together more at series Date: 13th century 1. a. arid land with… …
40Desert — 1) Heb. midbar, pasture ground; an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The backside of the desert (Ex. 3:1) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the region in front. The same Hebrew word is rendered… …
