Norwegian Meaning of desert

Ørken

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Definitions and Meaning of desert in English

Wordnet

desert (n)

arid land with little or no vegetation

(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

Wordnet

desert (v)

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

leave behind

Webster

desert (n.)

That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.

A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation.

A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.

Webster

desert (a.)

Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.

Webster

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.

To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.

Webster

desert (v. i.)

To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.

FAQs About the word desert

Ørken

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