Definition of deserted

"deserted" in the verb sense

1. abandon, forsake, desolate, desert

leave someone who needs or counts on you leave in the lurch

"The mother deserted her children"

2. defect, desert

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"

3. desert

leave behind

"the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"

"deserted" in the adjective sense

1. abandoned, derelict, deserted

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"

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Quotations for deserted

Bell, thou soundest merrily,
When the bridal party
To the church doth hie!
Bell, thou soundest solemnly,
When, on Sabbath morning,
Fields deserted lie! [ Longfellow ]

Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen.
Fallen from his high estate.
And welt'ring in his blood;
Deserted at his utmost need.
But those his former bounty fed;
On the bare earth exposed he lies,
With not a friend to close his eyes. [ Dryden ]

Deserted, at his utmost need,
By those his former bounty fed,
On the bare earth exposed be lies,
With not a friend to close his eyes. [ John Dryden ]

I have seldom known any one who deserted truth in trifles that could be trusted in matters of importance. [ Paley ]

He has lost his arms and deserted the cause of virtue who is ever eager and engrossed in increasing his wealth. [ Horace ]

He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue. [ Horace ]

In those countries where the morals are the most dissolute, the language is the most severe; as if they would replace on the lips what has deserted the heart. [ Voltaire ]

A man explodes with indignation when a woman ceases to love him, yet he soon finds consolation; a woman is less demonstrative when deserted, and remains longer inconsolable.

Written on a Skull: Lamp, what hast thou done with the flame? Skeleton, what hast thou done with the soul? Deserted cage, what hast thou done with the bird? Volcano, what hast thou done with the lava? [ Mme. A. Segalas ]

Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise - the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. There are apartments in their souls which were once tenanted by taste, and love, and joy, and worship, but they are all deserted now, and the rooms are filled with earthy and material things. [ Henry Ward Beecher ]

A town, before it can be plundered and deserted, must first be taken; and in this particular Venus has borrowed a law from her consort Mars. A woman that wishes to retain her suitor must keep him in the trenches; for this is a siege which the besieger never raises for want of supplies, since a feast is more fatal to love than a fast, and a surfeit than a starvation. Inanition may cause it to die a slow death, but repletion always destroys it by a sudden one. [ Colton ]

deserted in Scrabble®

The word deserted is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters deserted:

DESERTED
(99)
DESERTED
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

reddest, reested, steered

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deserted

DESERTED
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DESERTED
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DESERTED
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DESERTED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In deserted

DESERTED
(99)
DESERTED
(99)
REDDEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDDEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDDEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDDEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
REESTED
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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REESTED
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REDDEST
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(76 = 26 + 50)
STEERED
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REESTED
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REDDEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
REDDEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
REDDEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDDEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
REDDEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
REESTED
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STEERED
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REESTED
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REESTED
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REDDEST
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STEERED
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REESTED
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REESTED
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STEERED
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STEERED
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REDDEST
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STEERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
DESERTED
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(66 = 16 + 50)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
REESTED
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
REESTED
(66 = 16 + 50)
REESTED
(66 = 16 + 50)
REESTED
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
DESERTED
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STEERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
REDDEST
(65 = 15 + 50)
REESTED
(64 = 14 + 50)
STEERED
(64 = 14 + 50)
REDDEST
(63 = 13 + 50)
REDDEST
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REDDEST
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REESTED
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STEERED
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REESTED
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deserted in Words With Friends™

The word deserted is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters deserted:

REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

reddest, reested, steered

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deserted

DESERTED
(72)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deserted

REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDDEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
STEERED
(77 = 42 + 35)
REESTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDDEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
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(74 = 39 + 35)
REDDEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
DESERTED
(72)
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(72)
REDDEST
(71 = 36 + 35)
REESTED
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
REESTED
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
STEERED
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REDDEST
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REESTED
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
REESTED
(71 = 36 + 35)
REDDEST
(68 = 33 + 35)
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REESTED
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
REESTED
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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REESTED
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STEERED
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REESTED
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STEERED
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DESERTED
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(48)
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(48)
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REDDEST
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STEERED
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DESERTED
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Words within the letters of deserted

2 letter words in deserted (1 word)

3 letter words in deserted (5 words)

4 letter words in deserted (14 words)

6 letter words in deserted (9 words)

7 letter words in deserted (3 words)

8 letter words in deserted (1 word)

deserted + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence deserted

Words that start with deserted (2 words)

Words with deserted in them (1 word)

Words that end with deserted (1 word)

Word Growth involving deserted

Shorter words in deserted

desert

Longer words containing deserted

desertedness