desolate wilderness

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• Desolate — Des o*late, a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wilderness — n. 1) a desolate; trackless; unexplored wilderness 2) in the wilderness * * * [ wɪldənɪs] trackless unexplored wilderness a desolate in the wilderness …   Combinatory dictionary

• desolate — adj. 1 empty and depressing VERBS ▪ be, seem, stand ▪ The house stands desolate and empty. ▪ become ▪ leave sth …   Collocations dictionary

• wilderness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last ▪ great, vast ▪ Antarctica, the last great wilderness ▪ barren, desert, desolate …   Collocations dictionary

• Wilderness —    1) Heb. midhbar, denoting not a barren desert but a district or region suitable for pasturing sheep and cattle (Ps. 65:12; Isa. 42:11; Jer. 23:10; Joel 1:19; 2:22); an uncultivated place. This word is used of the wilderness of Beersheba (Gen.… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• wilderness — /wil deuhr nis/, n. 1. a wild and uncultivated region, as of forest or desert, uninhabited or inhabited only by wild animals; a tract of wasteland. 2. a tract of land officially designated as such and protected by the U.S. government. 3. any… …   Universalium

• wilderness — /ˈwɪldənəs / (say wilduhnuhs) noun 1. Also, wilderness area. a large tract of land remote at its core from mechanised access or settlement, substantially unmodified by modern technological society or capable of being restored to that state, and… …  

• WILDERNESS-TURNED-GARDEN THEME —    The grand appeal of the West was its untamed frontier, and Westerns celebrate its desolate landscape. But the undercurrent of all Westerns is the steady encroachment of civilizationand ultimately the cultivation of the desert for useful… …   Westerns in Cinema

• wilderness — sb. == a desolate place. RG. 15 …   Oldest English Words

• Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness — Infobox protected area | name = Bisti/De Na Zin Wilderness iucn category = Ib caption = locator x = 79 locator y = 103 location = New Mexico, USA nearest city = Huerfano, New Mexico lat degrees = 36 lat minutes = 18 lat seconds = 16 lat direction …   Wikipedia

• Howling wilderness — Howl Howl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.] 1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English