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an arid region with little or no vegetation located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" inhospitable 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" leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" |
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