half boot vs desert boot

half boot and desert boot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
half boot	Yes	No	No	No
desert boot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, half boot and desert boot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of half boot include buskin, combat boot, top boot.

half boot (noun)	desert boot (noun)
a boot reaching halfway up to the knee	a boot reaching halfway up to the knee