English words for 'plural of deserving'
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- (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
- arid land with little or no vegetation
- (figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
- A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- (often in the plural; now chiefly technical (in philosophy) or fossil) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
- In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
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
- To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
- To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
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- the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
- any admirable quality or attribute
- (countable) A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
- (countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
- (countable) A claim to commendation or a reward.
- (uncountable, Buddhism, Jainism) The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment.
- (uncountable, law) Usually in the plural form the merits: the substantive rightness or wrongness of a legal argument, a lawsuit, etc., as opposed to technical matters such as the admissibility of evidence or points of legal procedure; (by extension) the overall good or bad quality, or rightness or wrongness, of some other thing.
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- (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
- arid land with little or no vegetation
- (figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
- A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- (often in the plural; now chiefly technical (in philosophy) or fossil) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
- In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
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- 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
- To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
- To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
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- the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
- any admirable quality or attribute
- (countable) A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
- (countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
- (countable) A claim to commendation or a reward.
- (uncountable, Buddhism, Jainism) The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment.
- (uncountable, law) Usually in the plural form the merits: the substantive rightness or wrongness of a legal argument, a lawsuit, etc., as opposed to technical matters such as the admissibility of evidence or points of legal procedure; (by extension) the overall good or bad quality, or rightness or wrongness, of some other thing.
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