DESERT (region)
NOUNS
► ASHTRAY the desert → 1991 US Gulf war usage
► DRY a desert area; waterless country → 1909 Aust.
► DRYHEAD dryness, drought; a dry place, desert → 1300 obs.
► XEROPHOBIA an abnormal fear of dryness and dry places, as deserts → 1991 (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► DESERT-HEAD one who lives or works in the desert → 20C US sl.
► DESERT RAT one who lives in the desert; a prospector in the desert → 1907 Amer. dial.
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