deserts

Etymology

noun

  1. 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. 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of desert

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