Definitions
A dry, barren region; also to abandon.
Word origin
From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten. False cognate of Egyptian dšrt.
Used in a sentence
“And ye poore Pilgrimes, that vvith reſtleſſe toyle VVearie your ſelues in vvandring deſert vvayes […]”
“Not thus the land appear'd in ages past, A dreary desert and a gloomy waste.”
“The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues
01“Arid landscape”6 letters
02“Arid region”6 letters
03“Arid region with dunes”6 letters
04“Dry region”6 letters
05“Very dry region”6 letters
06“Dry sandy region”6 letters
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