- deserts
- de|serts [ dı`zɜrts ] nounsomeone's just desertsbad things that happen to someone because they deserve it
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Déserts — (1950–1954) is a piece by Edgard Varèse for brass (14 winds), percussion (5), piano, and tape[1]. Percussion instruments are exploited for their resonant potential, rather than used solely as accompaniment.[2] According to Varèse the title of the … Wikipedia
deserts — ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. in phrase get or receive one s just deserts) ▪ what a person deserves with regard to reward or punishment. ORIGIN Old French desert, from deservir serve well, deserve … English terms dictionary
deserts — index recompense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deserts — [n] what is due one chastening, chastisement, comeuppance, compensation, deserving, discipline, disciplining, due, get hers*, get his*, guerdon, lumps*, meed, merit, payment, penalty, punishment, recompense, requital, retribution, return, revenge … New thesaurus
Déserts — Désert (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Désert est un nom commun ou plus rarement un nom propre qui peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Géographie 2 Histo … Wikipédia en Français
deserts — n. reward punishment to get one s just deserts * * * [ reward ] [ punishment ] to get one s just deserts … Combinatory dictionary
deserts — de|serts [dıˈzə:ts US ˈzə:rts] n get/receive your (just) deserts to be punished in a way that you deserve ▪ Offenders should receive their just deserts … Dictionary of contemporary English
deserts — Synonyms and related words: castigation, chastening, chastisement, comeuppance, compensation, condign punishment, correction, desert, disciplinary measures, discipline, due reward, dues, ferule, infliction, judgment, judicial punishment, just… … Moby Thesaurus
deserts — [dɪ zə:ts] plural noun (often in phr. get (or receive) one s just deserts) what a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment. Origin ME: via OFr. from deservir (see deserve) … English new terms dictionary
deserts — get your just deserts to be punished in a way that you deserve … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
