Simple meaning
What does Desert mean?
Desert is very dry land with little rain.
Dictionary definition
A very dry land area with little rain.
Example sentences
Desert in a sentence
easy
In social studies, we learned the word desert.
medium
Our class map showed how desert helps describe location and land.
hard
The passage uses desert to explain real-world geography in simple school language.
Synonyms
Words like Desert
geography termUse for words about places, land, and maps.
location wordUse for vocabulary about where things are.
Antonyms
Opposite words
different land typeUse as a contrast between unlike land or location features.
opposite featureUse as a helpful contrast in map and environment language.
Word family
Desert word family
Base word
desert
noun
desert
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does desert mean in a geography context?
Desert means desert is very dry land with little rain.
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