des·ert /ˈdɛzərt/
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
synset: desert
2. (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
synset: desert
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
synset: abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
2. 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"
3. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
synset: desert
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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