Synonyms: desert
Definition: arid land with little or no vegetation
Similar words: biome
Definition: a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Similar words: piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel, parcel of land
Definition: an extended area of land
Synonyms: abandon, forsake, desert, desolate
Definition: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Usage: The mother deserted her children
Similar words: leave
Definition: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
Usage: She left a mess when she moved out; His good luck finally left him; her husband left her after 20 years of marriage; she wept thinking she had been left behind
Synonyms: desert
Definition: leave behind
Usage: the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Definition: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
Usage: If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
Similar words: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled