desert

v. abandon, forsake; leave the army without permission

n. wasteland, area where there is little rainfall

adj. isolated; located in a remote area; desolate, godforsaken

In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. Deserts are defined as areas that receive an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (10 in). In the Köppen climate classification system, deserts are classed as (BW).
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“Désert” is Émilie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland. A vinyl version of “Désert” was issued in the US in late 2006.
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Noun
1. an arid region with little or no vegetation
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) Arabian Desert
Verb
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
(synonym) abandon, forsake, desolate
(hypernym) leave
(hyponym) expose
(derivation) desertion, abandonment, defection
2. 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"
(synonym) defect
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(hyponym) rat
(entail) protest, resist, dissent
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
Adjective
1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
(synonym) godforsaken, waste, wild
(similar) inhospitable

adj. deserted, abandoned

n. desert, sands, emptiness, wastes, wilderness

(v. t.)
To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country.
  

(v. t.)
To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.
  

(v. i.)
To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.
  

(n.)
That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
  

(n.)
A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
  

(n.)
A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation.
  

(a.)
Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.