Learner's definition of SIMILE. grammar. : a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar. â compare metaphor. [count]. âShe's as fierce as a tigerâ is a simile, but âShe's a tiger when she's angryâ is a metaphor.
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid. desert is a region of land that is very dry because it receives low amounts of precipitation (usually in the form of rain but may be snow, mist or fog), often has little coverage by plants, and in which streams dry up unless they are supplied by water from outside the area.
A desert is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation - less than 250 mm per year (about ten inches). Approximately 1/3 of Earth's land surface is a desert. There are four different types of deserts based upon their geographic situation: 1) polar deserts; 2) subtropical deserts, 3) cold winter deserts, and 4) cool coastal deserts.