desert vs go away

desert is a noun but go away is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No
go away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go away is a hypernym of desert; that is, go away is a word with a broader meaning than desert:

Other hypernyms of desert include go forth, leave.

desert (noun)	go away (noun)
arid land with little or no vegetation
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

desert (verb)	go away (verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch	get lost, as without warning or explanation
leave behind	go away from a place
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	move away from a place into another direction
	become invisible or unnoticeable