deserts

(noun) an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved. Synonyms: comeuppance, comeupance.

(noun) arid land with little or no vegetation. Synonyms: desert.

(verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. Synonyms: abandon, forsake, desolate, desert. Example: "The mother deserted her children."

(verb) desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army. Synonyms: defect, desert. Example: "If soldiers deserted hitler's army, they were shot."

(verb) leave behind. Synonyms: desert. Example: "The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period."