The noun desert has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) desert -- (arid land with little or no vegetation)
Overview of verb desert
The verb desert has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")
2. (2) defect, desert -- (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")
Overview of adj desert
The adj desert has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")