Definition of desert

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Desert (n.) That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit..

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Deserting :: Deserting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deser.
Casualty :: Casualty (n.) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion..
Fail :: Fail (v. t.) To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert.
Sandy :: Sandy (superl.) Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil..
Justice :: Justice (a.) The rendering to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.
Ratter :: Ratter (n.) One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party..
Desertness :: Desertness (n.) A deserted condition.
Bedouin :: Bedouin (n.) One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts..
Desertlessly :: Desertlessly (adv.) Undeservedly.
Wild :: Wild (n.) An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa..
Desertrix :: Desertrix (n.) Alt. of Desertric.
Zilla :: Zilla (n.) A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs..
Merit :: Merit (v. i.) To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.
Rat :: Rat (v. i.) In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union..
Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor..
Inhospitable :: Inhospitable (a.) Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild.
Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..
Desert :: Desert (n.) A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place..
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for..
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