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ditch vs desert

desert vs ditch

ditch and desert both are nouns.

ditch and desert both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ditch Yes No Yes No
desert Yes No Yes No
As verbs, desert is a hypernym of ditch; that is, desert is a word with a broader meaning than ditch:
  • ditch: forsake
  • desert: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Other hypernyms of ditch include abandon, desolate, forsake.
ditch (noun) desert (noun)
a long narrow excavation in the earth arid land with little or no vegetation
any small natural waterway (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
ditch (verb) desert (verb)
crash or crash-land leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
cut a trench in, as for drainage leave behind
make an emergency landing on water desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
forsake
throw away
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
Difference between ditch and desert

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