Phrase Hound found 173 phrases and 37 compound words that contain desert. The most common are listed below. Open desert in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 173
- desert islandA deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now frequently misunderstood as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.
- desert dateBalanites aegyptiaca, a tree native to Africa and the Middle East.
- desert roseUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.
- ship of the desertA camel.
- food desertA populated region where food, especially healthy food, is difficult to obtain.
- sons of the desertplural of son of the desert: A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
- desert foxThe fennec.
- daughter of the desertA woman who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
- son of the desertA man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
- desert oakVarious oaks found in desert regions.
- Kumtag DesertA desert in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- desert ratOne of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:
- Big DesertA locality in the Rural City of Mildura, the Shire of Hindmarsh and the Shire of West Wimmera, north western Victoria, Australia.
- Central DesertA local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- Colorado DesertA desert that is part of the larger Sonoran Desert located in California, United States and Baja California, Mexico.
- Desert CenterA census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
- Desert EdgeA census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
- Eastern DesertThe part of the Sahara desert that is located east of the Nile river.
- Little DesertA locality in the Shire of Hindmarsh, western Victoria, Australia.
- Mount DesertA town on Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, Maine, United States.
- Palm DesertA city in Riverside County, California, United States.
- West DesertSynonym of Great Salt Lake Desert: A large dry lake in northern Utah, United States, between the Great Salt Lake and the Nevada border.
- Western DesertWestern Desert language
- Desert SouthwestSynonym of Southwestern United States: A geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
- Painted DesertA United States region of badlands in the Four Corners area, running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park.
Compound words 37
- deserterA person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
- deagleDesert Eagle (a type of pistol)
- semidesertA semiarid region, approaching desert conditions.
- desertifyTo become desert.
- desertfuldeserving; meritorious
- deserticolousLiving in a desert.
- desertianDesertic; pertaining to a desert.
- desertophileOne who loves deserts.
- desertyResembling a desert or some aspect of it.
- paleodesertA prehistoric desert.