definition of
desert

[1] #1 desert v. [abandon, forsake, desolate] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children". wn

[2] #2 desert n. arid land with little or no vegetation. wn

[3] #3 desert v. [defect] 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". wn

[4] #4 desert v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period". wn