desert -- (arid land with little or no vegetation)
Overview of verb desert
The verb desert has 3 senses
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")
defect, desert -- (desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot")
desert -- (leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period")
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