Definition of desert

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Desert (v. t.) 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..

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Abandoned :: Abandoned (a.) Forsaken, deserted..
Meed :: Meed (n.) Merit or desert; worth.
Playa :: Playa (n.) A beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, level spot, on which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation..
Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert..
Bubale :: Bubale (n.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible..
Leave :: Leave (v.) To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish..
Deserting :: Deserting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deser.
Desertless :: Desertless (a.) Without desert.
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for..
Misdesert :: Misdesert (n.) Ill desert.
Foundling :: Foundling (v. t.) A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
Merit :: Merit (n.) The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
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.
Desert :: Desert (n.) 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..
Rat :: Rat (n.) One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union..
Sultry :: Sultry (superl.) Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts..
Thank :: Thank (n.) A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural..
Desertion :: Desertion (n.) The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion..
Desertness :: Desertness (n.) A deserted condition.
Desertrix :: Desertrix (n.) Alt. of Desertric.
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