| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wasteland; dry area |
| Synonyms: | Sahara, arid region, badland, barren, barren land, flats, lava bed, sand dunes, solitude, wild, wilderness, wilds |
| Notes: | that impoverished stretch of sand called a desert can only afford one 's'; that rich gooey extra thing at the end of the meal called a dessert indulges in two of them |
| Antonyms: | wetland |