Definitions for semiarid

semiarid sem·i·ar·id

Spelling: [sem-ee-ar-id, sem-ahy-]
IPA: /ˌsɛm iˈær ɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ-/

Semiarid is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 376 anagrams from letters in semiarid (adeiimrs).

Definitions for semiarid

adjective

  1. characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm):

Origin of semiarid

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; semi- + arid

Examples for semiarid

Most of the area in which T. ornata occurs is semiarid or arid.

Irrigation problems in our semiarid regions are receiving careful and increased consideration.

They grow in the semiarid regions of the West and sometimes in great luxuriance.

But the action of wind is most strikingly effective in desert and semiarid regions.

These animals are usually restricted to sandy soils in semiarid regions.

Because of its semiarid climate, the State has only 600 square miles of wooded area.

Arid and extremely arid land are deserts, and semiarid grasslands generally are referred to as steppes.

Word Value for semiarid
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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