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noun(des-ert)arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually
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noun(des-ert)an area of water apparently devoid of life
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noun(des-ert)a desolate or forbidding area
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adjective(des-ert)desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied
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adjective(des-ert)of or relating to a desert
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adjective(des-ert)forsaken
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verb(des-ert)to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return
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verb(des-ert)to leave in the lurch
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verb(des-ert)to abandon (military service) without leave
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noun(des-ert)deserved reward or punishment —usually used in plural
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noun(des-ert)the quality or fact of meriting reward or punishment
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noun(des-ert)excellence, worth
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noun(des-ert)a destructive migratory locust (Schistocerca gregaria) of southwestern Asia and parts of northern Africa
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noun(des-ert)a soil that develops under sparse shrub vegetation in warm to cool arid climates with a light-colored surface soil usually underlain by calcareous material and a hardpan layer
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noun(des-ert)a large burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico
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noun(des-ert)a dark coating which is found on rocks after long exposure in desert regions and whose color is due to iron and manganese oxides
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noun(des-ert)an island where no people live
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noun(des-ert)an area where little fresh produce is available for sale