Sinhala Dictionary definitions for desert
desert 🔊 /dɛˈzɚt or dɪzɚˈt/
desert : නිසරු බිම
desert : යනවා
desert : ජනශූන්ය ප්රදේශය
desert : පිටිපානවා
desert : අතරමං කරනවා
desert : ත්යජනය කරනවා
desert : පළායනවා
desert : ජනශූන්ය
desert : කාන්තාරය
desert : දමා යනවා
desert : අත්හැර දමනවා
desert : හුදකලා වූ
desert : සැඟවී යනවා
desert : පාළු නිස්සාර
desert definition
Noun.
- That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
- 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 tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
Adjective. Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.
Transitive verb.
- 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.
- 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.
Intransitive verb. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.