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1. (n.) desert
an arid, sandy region capable of supporting only a few, usu. specialized, life forms.
2. desert
any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water or absence of soil.
3. desert
any place lacking in something desirable:
The town was a cultural desert.
4. (adj.) desert
of, pertaining to, or like a desert; desolate; barren:
a desert island.
5. desert
occurring or living in the desert:
a desert palm.
6. desert
designed or suitable for use in the desert.
7. (v.t.) desert
to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return:
He deserted his wife.
8. desert
to run away from (military service) without leave.
9. desert
to fail (someone) at a time of need:
None of his friends had deserted him.
10. (v.i.) desert
to forsake or leave one's duty, obligations, etc.
11. (n.) desert
Often, deserts. reward or punishment that is deserved:
to get one's just deserts.
12. desert
the state or fact of deserving reward or punishment.
13. desert
the fact of deserving well; merit; virtue.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < OF deserte, der. of deservir to deserve)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) desert
arid land with little or no vegetation
2. (verb) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
3. (verb) defect, desert
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
4. (verb) desert
leave behind
"the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
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1. (noun) desert
a large area of very dry land
the Sahara Desert
2. (verb) desert
to leave and not come back
a man who deserted his family; The birds had deserted the nest.
3. desert
to leave the armed forces without permission
***He deserted after three months in the army.
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1. (adj) desert
of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island
2. (noun) desert
that which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit
3. (noun) desert
a deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation
4. (noun) desert
a tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place
5. (verb) desert
to leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country
6. (verb) desert
to abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors
7. (verb) desert
to abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond
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Sense: to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon
Why did you desert us?
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 Afrikaans: verlaat |
 Arabic: يَهْجُر، يَتْرُك |
 Bulgarian: изоставям |
 Brazilian: abandonar |
 Czech: opustit |
 German: verlassen |
 Danish: forlade; svigte; lade i s |
 Greek: εγκαταλείπω |
 Spanish: abandonar |
 Estonian: maha jätma |
 Farsi: ترک کردن؛ رها کردن |
 Finnish: hylätä |
 French: abandonner |
 Hebrew: לִנטוֹש |
 Hindi: वीरान हो जाना |
 Croatian: napustiti |
 Hungarian: elhagy |
 Indonesian: meninggalkan |
 Icelandic: yfirgefa, fara frá |
 Italian: abbandonare |
 Japanese: 見捨てる |
 Korean: 유기하다 |
 Lithuanian: palikti, apleisti |
 Latvian: atstāt; pamest |
 Malay: abai |
 Dutch: in de steek laten |
 Norwegian: forlate, løpe fra, svikte |
 Polish: opuszczać |
 Persian: ترک کردن؛ رها کردن |
 Pashto: پرېښوول، پرېښودل،تښتېدل |
 Portuguese: abandonar |
 Romanian: a părăsi |
 Russian: покидать |
 Slovak: opustiť |
 Slovenian: zapustiti |
 Serbian: napustiti |
 Swedish: överge |
 Thai: ทอดทิ้ง |
 Turkish: terk etmek |
 Taiwanese: 遺棄，背離 |
 Ukrainian: покидати, залишати |
 Urdu: بے سہارا چھوڑ جانا |
 Vietnamese: bỏ đi |
 Chinese: 遗弃，背离 |
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