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