heath

noun

ˈhēth How to pronounce heath (audio)
Definition of heathnext
1
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather

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2
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heath
  1. prairie
  2. desert
  3. plain
  4. steppe
  5. grassland
Noun
  • Daines likes to target big game such as elk and antelope while Thune likes to hunt pheasant in South Dakota’s fields and prairies, which are considered the best pheasant hunting ground in the country.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There were no bears here until the McCormick Reaper drove New England farmers west to the rich, level prairies in the mid-1800s.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • Twelve months ago, the world championship returned to the desert for the first time after a 41-year absence, albeit in completely different surroundings.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Some of the hottest names in music are getting ready to head to the desert for the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of desert
Noun
  • The Earthship lies 10 minutes from the West Rim Trail, an eight-mile out-and-back route that overlooks the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument’s plains and peaks, with parallel views of the 800-feet-deep Taos gorge.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Her new district, stretching from Fort Collins to the eastern plains, is largely populated by a reliable base of conservative voters aligned with her pro-gun, pro-Trump platform.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.
    ByVaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
  • An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.
    Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • About 30% of the area burned by the Mountain fire was grassland, according to a Times analysis of land cover data.
    Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of grassland
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