Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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desert | Yes | No | Yes | No |
desolate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
desert (noun) | desolate (noun) |
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arid land with little or no vegetation | |
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment |
desert (adjective) | desolate (adjective) |
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crushed by grief | |
providing no shelter or sustenance |
desert (verb) | desolate (verb) |
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | reduce in population |
leave behind | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch |