desert

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.

  1. That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.