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[noun] an arid region with little or no vegetation
[adjective] located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
[verb] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
[verb] desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
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\De*sert"\, n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See {Deserve}.] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit. According to their deserts will I judge them. --Ezek. vii. 27. Andronicus, surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to Rome. --Shak. His reputation falls far below his desert. --A. Hamilton. Syn: Merit; worth; excellence; due.
\Des"ert\, n. [F. d['e]sert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See {Series}.] 1. 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 dreary desert and a gloomy waste. --Pope. 2. A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place. He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. --Is. li. 3. Note: Also figuratively. Before her extended Dreary and vast and silent, the desert of life. --Longfellow.
\Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d['e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo["o]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[ae]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo["o]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts.
\De*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. 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. ``The deserted fortress.'' --Prescott. 2. (Mil.) 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.
\De*sert"\, v. i. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond. The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers. --Bancroft. Syn: To abandon; forsake; leave; relinquish; renounce; quit; depart from; abdicate. See {Abandon}.

Synonyms for desert

abandon, defect, desolate, forsake, godforsaken, inhospitable, waste, wild

See also: Arabian Desert | Atacama Desert | Australian Desert | biome | Colorado Desert | Death Valley | dissent | ditch | expose | flee | fly | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | Gila Desert | Gobi | Gobi Desert | Kalahari | Kalahari Desert | leave | Libyan Desert | maroon | Mohave | Mohave Desert | Mojave | Mojave Desert | Namib Desert | Negev | Negev Desert | Nubian Desert | Painted Desert | Patagonian Desert | protest | rat | resist | Sahara | Sahara Desert | Sinai | Sinai Desert | strand | take flight | walk out |

Related terms: abscond, acarpous, arid, champaign country, chastening, childless, clear space, delta, deserted, desolation, empty, expedience, fineness, flat, goodliness, grace, infertile, level, make off, maroon, mesilla, outback, quality, requital, retribution, salt pan, take wing, tundra, unwatered, wilds

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Let's analyse "desert" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TRESED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: desert: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: desert: 4 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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