Desert
1Desert — Désert Pour les articles homonymes, voir Désert (homonymie). Vallée de la mort (en Californie …
2Desert — Des ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[ e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.… …
3Desert — Des ert (d[e^]z [ e]rt), n. [F. d[ e]sert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de + serere to join together. See {Series}.] 1. A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population,… …
4Desert — De*sert (d[ e]*z[ e]rt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d[ e]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to… …
5Desert — De*sert (d[ e]*z[ e]rt ), n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See {Deserve}.] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to… …
6Desert — De*sert , v. i. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one s term; to abscond. [1913 Webster] The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers. Bancroft. Syn: To abandon; forsake; leave;… …
7Desert — (v. lat.), verlassen, versäumt …
8Desért — (lat.), verlassen, öde, wüst …
9Desert — Not to be confused with dessert. This article is about dry terrain. For the act of abandoning or withdrawing support, see desertion. For other uses, see Desert (disambiguation) …
10Désert — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Désert (homonymie). Erg, désert de dunes. Vallée de la mort, États Unis …
