English dictionary
desert
/d/I/'z/[@]/rt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a <i>desert</i> island.
Source: webster1913
noun
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arid land with little or no vegetation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
Source: webster1913
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A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation.
Source: webster1913
verb
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
ExamplesThe mother deserted her children.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
ExamplesIf soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot.
Synonyms defectSource: WordNet 3.0
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leave behind
ExamplesThe students deserted the campus after the end of exam period.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>localities</i>; as, to <i>desert</i> a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country.
Source: webster1913
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To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.
Source: webster1913