desert

I UK [ˈdezə(r)t] / US [ˈdezərt] noun
Word forms "desert":
singular desert plural deserts
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1) [countable/uncountable] a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry

2) [countable] a boring place where nothing happens or where everything is the same

a desert of car parks and concrete buildings

II UK [dɪˈzɜː(r)t] / US [dɪˈzɜrt] verb
Word forms "desert":
present tense I/you/we/they desert he/she/it deserts present participle deserting past tense deserted past participle deserted
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1)

a) [transitive] to leave someone in a situation where they have no help or support

a story in which a woman deserts her husband

b) [transitive] if people or animals desert a place, no one is left there

The birds had already deserted the nest.

2) [transitive] if people desert something such as a group or political party, they stop belonging to it

3) [intransitive] if soldiers desert, they leave the army without permission

4) [transitive] if a feeling, quality, or skill deserts you, you suddenly no longer have it

Judy felt that her luck had deserted her.