Homophones for desert, dessert

desert / dessert [dəˈsɜrt]

desert – v. tr. – to abandon, give up
Do Not Confuse With desert [ˈdɛzɜrt] dry, barren area of land, often sand-covered, characteristically desolate, with little fresh water and scanty vegetation - a wasteland, either literally or metaphorically

dessert – n. – a sweet food, especially as eaten at the end of a meal