rat vs desert

rat and desert both are nouns.

rat and desert both are verbs.

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

As verbs, desert is a hypernym of rat; that is, desert is a word with a broader meaning than rat:

rat: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
desert: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Other hypernyms of rat include defect.

rat (noun)	desert (noun)
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse	arid land with little or no vegetation
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure	(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

rat (verb)	desert (verb)
give away information about somebody	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
catch rats, especially with dogs	leave behind
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
take the place of work of someone on strike
employ scabs or strike breakers in

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