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wüst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
  • hodgepodge noun A mixture made up of lots of different things put together.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

wüst is used for these senses in English:

  • desert Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
  • hodgepodge A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
  • savage Barbaric; not civilized.
  • waste Barren; desert; empty.

desert — full definition

  1. noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
  2. verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
  3. noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").

hodgepodge — full definition

  1. noun A mixture made up of lots of different things put together.
  2. noun A messy jumble of ingredients all stirred together in one pot.
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