desert vs parcel

desert and parcel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No
parcel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parcel is a hypernym of desert; that is, parcel is a word with a broader meaning than desert:

Other hypernyms of desert include biome, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

desert (noun)	parcel (noun)
arid land with little or no vegetation	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment	a wrapped container
	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
	an extended area of land

desert (verb)	parcel (verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch	make into a wrapped container
leave behind	cover with strips of canvas
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	divide into parts