desert vs dessert
Definitions
verb
- leave behind
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
noun
- (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
- arid land with little or no vegetation
Examples
The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand.
This ought to have been fine - if Phaethon had not been like a rock-star's child with a new red Ferrari, scorching off the track, shrivelling crops, turning forest to desert, doubtless melting ice-caps if the Greeks had known about ice-caps, and only stopping when Zeus called a halt with a well-aimed world-saving thunderbolt.
The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.
Definitions
noun
- a dish served as the last course of a meal
Examples
Freshly baked apple pie makes a tasty dessert.
There are even a couple of creamy comforting Iberian desserts for afters.
He also has a deft touch with desserts: The baklava and kadayif are subtle, less sweet and honey-drenched than most.
