deserts
verb(de-sert)
to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return
deserts
verb(de-sert)
to leave in the lurch
deserts
verb(de-sert)
to abandon (military service) without leave
deserts
noun(de-sert)
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
deserts
noun(de-sert)
an area of water apparently devoid of life
deserts
noun(de-sert)
a desolate or forbidding area
deserts
noun(de-sert)
deserved reward or punishment —usually used in plural
deserts
noun(de-sert)
the quality or fact of meriting reward or punishment
deserts
noun(de-sert)
excellence, worth
deserts
plural noun(de-sert)
the punishment that one deserves
deserts
noun(de-sert)
an area where little fresh produce is available for sale