Definitions from Wiktionary (desert)

▸ noun:  A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
▸ noun:  In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
▸ adjective:  Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
▸ verb:  To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
▸ verb:  To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
▸ noun:  (often in the plural; now chiefly technical (in philosophy) or fossil) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
▸ noun:  Obsolete form of dessert. [The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.]
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