Plural of desert
regular plural
The plural of desert is deserts.
Forms of desert
| Singular | desert /ˈdɛz.ət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | deserts /dɪˈzɝts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Deserts in a sentence
- Deserts are often infertile and unable to support vegetation.From the entry infertile
- It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.From the entry just deserts
- Deserts are known for being arid.From the entry arid
- Introduction to California Birdlife describes the representative birds in California's seven major bioregions: ocean, seashore, coastal ranges, Central Valley, mountains and foothills, Great Basin, and deserts.From the entry birdlife
- Exactly why and how deserts host these exceptional plant types is not clearly understood and such 'Dr.2008, Sven Erik Jørgensen, Brian D. Fath, Encyclopedia of ecology, page 886. From the entry Seussification
Meaning of desert
- noun A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- noun In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
- noun Any barren place or situation.
Questions about the plural of desert
- What is the plural of desert?
- The plural of desert is deserts.
- Is desert countable?
- Desert is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: desert (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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