deserts

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deserts

/dɪˈzɝts/ US
/dəˈzɝts/ US
/dɪˈzɜːts/ UK
/ˈdɛzɚts/ US
/ˈdɛzəts/ UK

Sounds like desserts · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ts

noun

plural plural of desert On the inspector of the constabulary informing him that he was a prisoner, he remarked that he was not surprised to hear it, and that it was no more than his deserts.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of desert

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: abandon, forsake, defect, waste, desolate, inhospitable, godforsaken, lurch, wild, abandons, desserts, ones, barrens, wildernesses, drylands, dunes

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@misc{deserts_2026,
  title = {deserts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deserts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}