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desert

Desert is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter T for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A tract which may be capable of sustaining a population but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
(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.
(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.

Syllable Information

The word desert is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for desert is: des-ert


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