Desert Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Desert

Meaning 1 : desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

    Example : If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot

    Synonyms : defect
Meaning 2 : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

    Example : The mother deserted her children

    Synonyms : abandon,  desolate,  forsake
Meaning 3 : arid land with little or no vegetation

Meaning 4 : leave behind

    Example : the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period

Meaning 5 : (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment


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