Definition of Deserts. Meaning of Deserts. Synonyms of Deserts

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Definition of Deserts

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 Deserts from wikipedia

- precipitation occurs, and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls...
- The deserts of California (also known as the California deserts and the California Desert or Deserts or Desert region) are the distinct deserts that each...
- Déserts (1950–1954) is a piece by Edgard Varèse for 14 winds (br**** and woodwinds), 5 percussion players, 1 piano, and electronic tape. The piece is scored...
- This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in (250 mm) annual precipitation. The "North American...
- This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located. Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts...
- This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km2 (19,300 sq mi). As per the United Nations geoscheme...
- little rainfall they receive. Covering 14.2% of Earth's land area, hot deserts are the second-most common type of climate on Earth after the Polar climate...
- The deserts of Australia or the Australian deserts cover about 1,371,000 km2 (529,000 sq mi), or 18% of the Australian mainland, but about 35% of the Australian...
- just deserts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Just deserts are things deserved. Just deserts may also refer to: Just deserts (law) Just Deserts, a novel...
- and low-access areas. Of this number, 19 million people live in "food deserts", low-income census tracts that are more than one mile from a supermarket...