Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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desert | Yes | No | Yes | No |
maroon | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
desert (noun) | maroon (noun) |
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arid land with little or no vegetation | an exploding firework used as a warning signal |
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment | a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color |
a person who is stranded (as on an island) |
desert (adjective) | maroon (adjective) |
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of dark brownish to purplish red |
desert (verb) | maroon (verb) |
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | leave stranded on a desert island without resources |
leave behind | leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue |
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |