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desert > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1desert, godforsaken, waste, wildLocated in a dismal or remote area
NOUN1desertArid land with little or no vegetation
VERB1desert, abandon, forsake, desolateLeave someone who needs or counts on you
2desert, defectDesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
desert > pronunciation
Soundsdeh'zert; dihzer't
RhymesAlbert, alert, assert, and 68 more rhymes in ert...
desert > adjective
MeaningLocated in a dismal or remote area. Desolate.
Examples"a desert island"
Synonymsgodforsaken, waste, wild
Similar toinhospitable
desert > noun, location
MeaningArid land with little or no vegetation.
Partsoasis
Broaderbiome; tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
InstancesArabian Desert, Great Arabian Desert; Arabian Desert, Eastern Desert; Atacama Desert; Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert; Black Rock Desert; Chihuahuan Desert; Colorado Desert; Dasht-e-Kavir, Kavir Desert, Great Salt Desert; Dasht-e-Lut, Lut Desert; Death Valley; Gibson Desert; Gila Desert; Gobi, Gobi Desert; Great Sandy Desert; Great Victoria Desert; Kalahari, Kalahari Desert; Kara Kum, Qara Qum, Turkestan Desert; Kyzyl Kum, Kizil Kum, Qizil Qum; Libyan Desert; Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert; Namib Desert; Nefud, An Nefud, Nafud, An Nafud; Negev, Negev Desert; Nubian Desert; Painted Desert; Patagonian Desert; Rub al-Khali, Ar Rimsal, Dahna, Great Sandy Desert; Sahara, Sahara Desert; Simpson Desert; Sinai, Sinai Desert; Sonoran Desert; Syrian Desert; Taklimakan Desert, Taklamakan Desert; Thar Desert, Great Indian Desert
desert > verb 1, cognition
MeaningLeave someone who needs or counts on you. Leave in the lurch.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot desert Sue
Examples"The mother deserted her children"
Synonymsabandon, forsake, desolate
Broaderleave
Narrowerexpose; walk out; ditch; maroon, strand
Nounsdesertion; deserter; deserter
desert > verb 2, social
MeaningDesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
Synonymsdefect
Broaderflee, fly, take flight
Narrowerrat
Entailsprotest, resist, dissent
Nounsdeserter; desertion; deserter

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