I was trying to make sense of the word desert and realized I had the wrong spelling when I used dessert. So, dessert is like ice cream or cake only. where as desert is not only like the Mojave Desert in California it is also to desert someone too I found.
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de·sert1
/dəˈzərt/
verb
- "we feel our public representatives have deserted us"Similar:abandonleavegive upcast offturn one's back onOpposite:
- (of a number of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty."good weather came after the summer hordes had deserted the beaches"Similar:emptyuninhabitedunoccupiedunpeopledabandonedOpposite:
(of a quality or ability) fail (someone), especially at a crucial moment when most needed.
"her luck deserted her"
adjective
- like a desert."overgrazing has created desert conditions"Similar:ariddrymoisturelessdried upparchedscorchedOpposite:
