desert

Pronunciation

noun 1

• IPA ^(key): /'dɛzət/
• enPR: dĕ'zə(r)t
• SAMPA: /"dEz@(r)t/

• Audio (US), noun

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noun 2

• IPA ^(key): /dɪ'zɜ:t/

verb

• IPA ^(key): /dɪ'zɜ:t/
• enPR: dĭzû(r)t'
• SAMPA: /dI"z3:(r)t/

• Audio (US), verb

  (file)

Homophones

• (noun 2, verb) dessert

Noun 1

Singular desert

Plural deserts

A desert

1. A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.

Noun 2

Singular desert

Plural deserts

1. (usually plural) A desert is something that is earned or deserved.

Related phrases

• just deserts

Verb

Plain form desert

Third-person singular deserts

Past tense deserted

Past participle deserted

Present participle deserting

1. To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

   When he left without us, we felt deserted.