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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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Desertless :: Desertless (a.) Without desert.

Merit :: Merit (v. i.) To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.

Underpraise :: Underpraise (v. t.) To praise below desert.

Willow :: Willow (n.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight. Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow..

Desertrix :: Desertrix (n.) Alt. of Desertric.

Deserting :: Deserting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deser.

Sandy :: Sandy (superl.) Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil..

Desertrice :: Desertrice (n.) A feminine deserter.

Apostasy :: Apostasy (n.) An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity..

Trackless :: Trackless (a.) Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert..

Condignness :: Condignness (n.) Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.

Sand :: Sand (n.) Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide..

Foundling :: Foundling (v. t.) A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.

Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor..

Abandonment :: Abandonment (n.) The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment..

Vast :: Vast (superl.) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

Deserted :: Deserted (imp. & p. p.) of Deser.

Oasis :: Oasis (n.) A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert..

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..

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..