desert or dessert

Perhaps these two words are confused partly because “dessert” is one ofthe few words in English with a double “S” pronounced like “Z"("brassiere” is another). That impoverished stretch of sand called adesert can only afford one “S.” In contrast, that rich gooey extra thingat the end of the meal called a dessert indulges in two of them. Theword in the phrase “he got his just deserts” is confusingly pronouncedjust like “desserts.”

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Definitions

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• n  arid land with little or no vegetation
• v  leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  The mother deserted her children
• v  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
• v  leave behind
  the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period

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• n  a dish served as the last course of a meal

News & Articles

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• Palm Desert's Brody Kato, Andrew Clark make All-Star team
  Andrew Clark races around third base on the way to home plate in the game with Indio High School. Palm Desert won 2-0 Friday April 5, 2013. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun
  June 13, 2013 - The Desert Sun
• Desert Best Friend's Closet gets help with image
  Priscilla Gonzalez tries on a necklace at Desert Best Friend's Closet in Palm Desert on Thursday. The nonprofit provides free clothing to those in need to help them in job interviews or for life events like the prom.
  June 11, 2013 - The Desert Sun
• Desert searched for missing dirt biker
  Authorities are searching the desert north of Grand Junction for a missing dirt biker.
  June 11, 2013 - KGWN-TV Cheyenne

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• Fabio Viviani's Grape Tart
  Simple Dessert Will Wow Guests, 'Top Chef' Star Says
  June 12, 2013 - Good Morning America via Yahoo! News
• Yonanas and Bed Bath & Beyond Gear Up For Wedding Season & Summer
  Dessert maker launches sweepstakes for consumers to win gift cards and Yonanas machines. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10822366.htm
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
• Pizza for dessert
  Mr. Food's Howard Rosenthal wants something quick and tasty for dessert. So J.M. Hirsch, the food editor at The Associated Press, is showing him how to make fruit pizza Click here for Mr. ...
  June 11, 2013 - KTVL Medford