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Barrens

Noun (Plural: barrens)

Sense 1: A barren or desolate area, typically with few trees or vegetation.

Example sentence: The explorers trekked across the vast barrens, struggling to find signs of life.

Sense 2: An area of poor agricultural value, usually unsuitable for cultivation.

Example sentence: The farmer decided not to expand his fields into the barrens, as the soil was too infertile.

Sense 3: A state of unproductiveness or lack of progress.

Example sentence: The writer experienced a period of creative barrens, unable to come up with any new ideas.

Adjective

Sense 1: Barren or unproductive.

Example sentence: Their attempts at growing crops in the barrens land were fruitless.

Sense 2: Lacking interest or excitement.

Example sentence: The novel's flat characters made the story feel barrens and unengaging.

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