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desert

noun verb

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

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Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
A2

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noun

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

noun

  1. arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

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

    “The mother deserted her children”

verb

  1. leave behind

    “the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period”

verb

  1. 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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The mother deserted her children
the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot

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