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			| 1.
								located in a dismal or remote area; desolate a desert island
 
 'desert' - used as a noun
 2.
								arid land with little or no vegetation
 
 'desert' - used as a verb
 3.
								leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
 The mother deserted her children
 4.
								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
 
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			| 1. Desert / Plural deserts
 2. Desert / Past
 deserted
 3. Desert / Third Person
 deserts
 4. Desert / Present Participle
 deserting
 
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