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desert1 A desert is a very dry area of land with few or no plants growing in it. Deserts are dry because they get very little rain. Large areas of some deserts can be nothing but sand or rock.
desert2 If someone deserts another person, they leave them and stop taking care of them or supporting them. They leave and don't plan to ever come back. If a person deserts something like their ship or their army unit, they leave it when it is in trouble. [2 definitions]
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