grassless
Without green cover
Grassless means without grass, describing ground or land where grass is absent—whether naturally barren, worn away, or deliberately cleared: a grassless patch of dirt where the kids always played, the grassless infield of a baseball diamond.
Ground matter for planting
- dirtLoose dry earth
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- sandyFull of fine grains
compacted · trodden · overgrazed · hardpan · gullied · rutted · worn · weathered
Lacking any covering
- exposedOut in open
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
sterile · unproductive · fallow · devoid · empty · stripped · cleared · vacant
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- sunbakedDried by solar heat
dusty · waterless · wilted · dried · scorched · brittle · thirsty · rainless
Dreary and without cheer
- starkSevere and unadorned
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- barrenUnable to produce
wasteland · inhospitable · lonely · remote · windswept · featureless · moonscape · lunar
Unambiguous and definite
- loggedOfficially recorded information
- stumpsCut tree bases
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
bulldozed · cleared · stripped · devastated · chainsaw · felled · defoliated
soil
Ground matter for planting
sandy · compacted · trodden · overgrazed · hardpan · gullied · rutted · worn · weathered · topsoil
bare
Lacking any covering
infertile · sterile · unproductive · fallow · devoid · empty · stripped · cleared · vacant · treeless
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
sunbaked · dusty · waterless · wilted · dried · scorched · brittle · thirsty · rainless · withering
bleak
Dreary and without cheer
barren · wasteland · inhospitable · lonely · remote · windswept · featureless · moonscape · lunar · alien
clearcut
Unambiguous and definite
- loggedOfficially recorded information
- stumpsCut tree bases
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
razed · bulldozed · cleared · stripped · devastated · chainsaw · felled · defoliated
concrete
Solid building mixture
parking lot · sidewalk · plaza · courtyard · rooftop · industrial · lot · alley · road · street