Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb desert
2 senses of desert
Sense 1
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
=> expose
=> walk out
=> ditch
=> maroon, strand
Sense 2
defect, desert
=> rat
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb desert
2 senses of desert
Sense 1
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
=> expose
=> walk out
=> ditch
=> maroon, strand
Sense 2
defect, desert
=> rat
Entailment of verb desert
1 of 2 senses of desert
Sense 2
defect, desert
=> protest, resist, dissent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb desert
2 senses of desert
Sense 1
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
=> leave
Sense 2
defect, desert
=> flee, fly, take flight
Familiarity of verb desert
desert used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb desert
Sense 1
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
=> leave
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Sense 2
defect, desert
=> flee, fly, take flight
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Grep of noun desert
arabian desert
atacama desert
australian desert
colorado desert
desert
desert boot
desert four o'clock
desert fox
desert holly
desert iguana
desert lynx
desert mariposa tulip
desert olive
desert paintbrush
desert pea
desert plant
desert plume
desert rat
desert rheumatism
desert rose
desert sand verbena
desert selaginella
desert soil
desert sunflower
desert tortoise
desert willow
deserter
desertic soil
desertion
deserts
gila desert
gobi desert
kalahari desert
libyan desert
mohave desert
mojave desert
namib desert
negev desert
nubian desert
operation desert storm
painted desert
patagonian desert
sahara desert
semidesert
sinai desert
sturt's desert pea
Overview of noun desert
The noun desert has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) desert -- (an arid region with little or no vegetation)
Overview of verb desert
The verb desert has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")
2. (2) defect, desert -- (desert (a cause a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot")
Overview of adj desert
The adj desert has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")
Antonyms of adj desert
1 sense of desert
Sense 1
desert, godforsaken, waste, wild
INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable
Similarity of adj desert
1 sense of desert
Sense 1
desert, godforsaken, waste, wild
=> inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
Attributes of adj desert
Familiarity of adj desert
desert used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj desert
desert
deserted
Overview of noun desert
The noun desert has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) desert -- (an arid region with little or no vegetation)
Overview of verb desert
The verb desert has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")
2. (2) defect, desert -- (desert (a cause a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot")
Overview of adj desert
The adj desert has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")
desert definition
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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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