Clues for the word "DESERT"

We've had 156 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 311 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on May 29, 2026.

Definition of desert

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 deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation.
n. - A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
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.
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.