deserts
word · lemma: desert
Definition
Large, dry, and often hot areas of land with very little water and few plants. It can also mean something that someone deserves, but this is a rare and formal meaning.
Usage & Nuances
Usually used as the plural of the noun 'desert' (dry land). Rarely, 'deserts' can refer to 'just deserts,' meaning what someone deserves; this is formal and uncommon today. Don't confuse with 'desserts' (sweet food). Common collocations: 'Sahara and Gobi are deserts,' 'cross the deserts.'
Example Sentences
Many animals live in deserts.
basic
The Sahara and Gobi are famous deserts.
basic
Plants in deserts need very little water.
basic
You find the most beautiful sunsets in deserts.
natural
We drove for hours through endless deserts.
natural
After what he did, he finally got his deserts.
natural