Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ditch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
desolate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
ditch (noun) | desolate (noun) |
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a long narrow excavation in the earth | |
any small natural waterway |
ditch (adjective) | desolate (adjective) |
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crushed by grief | |
providing no shelter or sustenance |
ditch (verb) | desolate (verb) |
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crash or crash-land | reduce in population |
cut a trench in, as for drainage | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
make an emergency landing on water | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch |
forsake | |
throw away | |
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly |