Definition of desert. Meaning of desert. Synonyms of desert

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Definition of desert

Desert
Desert De*sert", n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See Deserve.] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit. According to their deserts will I judge them. --Ezek. vii. 27. Andronicus, surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to Rome. --Shak. His reputation falls far below his desert. --A. Hamilton. Syn: Merit; worth; excellence; due.

Meaning of desert from wikipedia

- a desert is a landscape or region of land that is very dry because of low rainfall amounts (precipitation ), often has little coverage by
- désert may refer to:' 'désert' (song), a 2002 song by Émilie simon. désert (novel), a 1980 novel by j. m. g. le clézio
- the mojave desert (m , oʊ , ˈ , h , ɑː , v , i or m , ə , ˈ , h , ɑː , v , i) occupies a significant portion of southeastern california
- the greatest desert') is the world's hottest desert , and the third largest desert after antarctica and the arctic at over -9400000 ,
- the western desert campaign, or the desert war, was the major stage of fighting in north africa during the second world war .
- desert climate (in the köppen climate classification bwh, bwkl, bwn), also known as an arid climate, is a climate that does not meet the
- the thar desert. (थार मरुधर. hindi :थार मरुस्थल. ਥਾਰ ਮਾਰੂਥਲ, صحراےَ تھر, ٿر ريگستان
- the chihuahuan desert is a desert , and an ecoregion designation, that straddles the u.s.-mexico border in the central and northern
- california 's colorado desert is a part of the larger sonoran desert , which extends across southwest north america. the colorado desert
- the large regions of the sahara desert, which constitute most of egypt's territory, are sparsely inhabited. about half of egypt's