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1936 western film
Desert Guns is a 1936 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Conway Tearle, Margaret Morris and William Gould. Conway Tearle
Desert_Guns
Semi-automatic pistol
History Behind the Desert Eagle". www.guns.com. September 21, 2021. Taffin, John (2005). "The Desert Eagle of Magnum Research". Guns Magazine. 30 (8).
Desert_Eagle
American rifle manufacturer
"Visiting Desert Tech & The MDR Experience". Recoil. Retrieved April 29, 2018. "Gun Review: Desert Tech HTI - The Truth About Guns". The Truth About Guns. October
Desert_Tech
2024 American crime thriller film
Thriller 'Guns & Moses' [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved June 2, 2025. "Guns & Moses". Fathom Entertainment. Retrieved August 30, 2025. Guns & Moses at
Guns_&_Moses
Reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army
machine guns, five Lewis guns, four Boys anti-tank guns and the Bofors 37 mm. Another Vickers gun used was the heavy Vickers .50 machine gun, which would
Long_Range_Desert_Group
1961 film
American Western film adaptation of a 1957 Steve Frazee novel titled Desert Guns. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, the 88-minute film stars Clint Walker
Gold_of_the_Seven_Saints
2013 film by Baltasar Kormákur
original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2013. 2 Guns at IMDb 2 Guns at Rotten Tomatoes 2 Guns at the Internet Movie Firearms Database
2_Guns
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the bombing
Gulf_War
Pistol cartridge designed by Evan Whildin
Raddest Guns from the 1980's". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-06. Taffin, John (2005), The Desert Eagle of
.50_Action_Express
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
The Western Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second
Western_Desert_campaign
Improvised fighting vehicle
used include machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-aircraft autocannons, rotary cannons, anti-tank weapons, anti-tank guns, anti-tank guided missiles
Technical_(vehicle)
Division of the British Army, active from 1938 to 1958
infantry tanks, 48 anti-tank guns, 20 light anti-tank guns, 48 artillery pieces, 250 anti-tank rifles, 500 Bren light machine guns, 50,000 anti-tank mines
7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
7th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
American firearms manufacturer
Taffin, John (2005). "The Desert Eagle of Magnum Research". Guns Magazine. 30 (8). "Company History | Magnum Research, Inc. | Desert Eagle pistols and BFR
Magnum_Research
American writer
Scattergun Men (2002) Trail Without End (2002) The Bald Hills (2002) High Desert Guns (2002) All Men Are Strangers (2002) Carleton's Meadow (2002) Sheriff
Lauran_Paine
.50-caliber heavy machine gun
With 200 rounds per gun in a powered tracking mount, the guns proved very effective against low-flying aircraft. The use of four guns adequately compensated
M2_Browning
Light attack vehicle, sandrail
The Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV), formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), is a Chenowth high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used
Desert_Patrol_Vehicle
Heavy machine gun
War. Gun, Machine, Vickers .5-inch, Mk. II Vickers MG Collection & Research Association DiGiulian. Williams, The .5" Vickers Guns and Ammunition Gun, Machine
Vickers_.50_machine_gun
Japanese manga series by Masatoshi Usune
Desert Punk (Japanese: 砂ぼうず, Hepburn: Sunabōzu) is a Japanese post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Masatoshi Usune, serialized in Enterbrain's
Desert_Punk
Israeli defense manufacturer
941 SP-21 Barak IMI Desert Eagle MAPATS Delilah MARS MAR-290 LAR-160 Romach ACCULAR EXTRA Predator Hawk MSOV IMI 120 mm gun – Tank Gun FASTLIGHT MPR500 Refaim
IMI_Systems
Machine gun
these guns were remanufactured from original Vickers G.O. No.1 Mk.1 aircraft guns. A number of these ‘Vickers G.O. Land Service’ machine guns found their
Vickers_K_machine_gun
1991 video game
Desert Assault, known in Japan as Thunder Zone (サンダーゾーン), is a 1991 run and gun arcade game developed and published by Data East. Up to four players control
Desert_Assault
Naval gun
triple turrets Astoria: Mk 9 guns (sunk in 08/1942) New Orleans: Mk 9 (later Mk 14) guns Minneapolis: Mk 9 (later Mk 15) guns Astoria was sunk in August
8-inch/55-caliber_gun
American submachine gun
million, outnumbered the M3/M3A1 submachine guns in service by nearly three to one. Thompson submachine guns were used by both sides during the 1948 Arab-Israeli
Thompson_submachine_gun
American actor (1885–1953)
Sinners' Holiday (1930) Riddle Ranch (1935) Song of the Trail (1936) Desert Guns (1936) Klepper, Robert K. (January 21, 2005). Silent Films, 1877-1996:
Ray_Gallagher
Military operation during World War II
Desert Campaign of Second World War. Several Luftwaffe aircraft used to ferry supplies to the Axis forces were destroyed or damaged with machine-gun fire
Raid_on_Sidi_Haneish_Airfield
Light machine gun
052 guns between August 1914 and June 1915. Lewis guns outnumbered the Vickers by a ratio of about 3:1. The Lewis gun was the first machine gun fired
Lewis_gun
Heavy machine gun
opposed to the M2 or M9 pull-out links used on the M2 and M3 Browning machine guns. The M85 had a slow (400 rpm) & high (900 rpm) rate of fire. The link difference
M85_machine_gun
1930s Swedish anti-aircraft autocannon design
Automatic Gun L/70 List of anti-aircraft guns List of naval anti-aircraft guns The Bofors Gun – 1968 movie about British airmen in Germany (the gun serves
Bofors_40_mm_L/60_gun
1957 novel by Alistair MacLean
The Guns of Navarone is a 1957 novel about the Second World War by Scottish writer Alistair MacLean that was made into the film The Guns of Navarone in
The_Guns_of_Navarone_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Desert Warrior or Desert Warriors may refer to: Desert Warrior, or Los amantes del desierto, 1957 film starring Ricardo Montalban Desert Warrior (1957
Desert_Warrior
American actor (1879–1949)
(1935) On Probation (1935) Circus Shadows (1935) Riddle Ranch (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Night Cargo (1936) Phantom Patrol (1936) Born to Fight (1936)
Charles_Hutchison
light guns that were meant for the 128K+ or up, worked with almost all the games available. Guillermo Tell The PlayStation has two major light guns: the
List_of_light-gun_games
1961 epic adventure war film by J. Lee Thompson
destroy the guns. Led by Major Roy Franklin, the team is composed of Captain Keith Mallory, an ex-spy and an officer with the Long Range Desert Group; Colonel
The_Guns_of_Navarone_(film)
American actor
- Honest John Gun Justice (1933) - Jones The Richest Girl in the World (1934) (uncredited) Loser's End (1935) Swifty (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Chatterbox
William_Gould_(actor)
2011 video game
on touchscreen devices. "Six-Guns for Android (2012)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2019-12-13. "Xbox fans rejoice as Six-Guns has arrived on Windows Phone 8"
Six-Guns
American film director
name Joan Jaccard during their marriage). The pair divorced in 1933. Desert Guns (1936) Rio Grande Ranger (1936) Senor Jim (1936) The Hawk (1931) One
Jacques_Jaccard
American actor (1894–1951)
the Range (1935) Arizona Trails (1935) Desert Mesa (1935) Five Bad Men (1935) The Rawhide Terror (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Dodge City Trail (1937) Deep in
Bill_Patton_(actor)
American actor (1893–1960)
(1935) The Outlaw Tamer (1935) Blazing Guns (1935) Lawless Range (1935) The Last of the Clintons (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Ridin' On (1936) Everyman's Law
Slim_Whitaker
Comics character
"Whistling Lead" "Gunning for Trouble" "Gun Duel" "The Land Grabbers" The Outlaw Kid #15 (Jan. 1957) "Duel in the Desert" "Guns For Hire" "Six-Gun Challenge"
Outlaw_Kid
Family of rifles
The Desert Tech MDR (Micro Dynamic Rifle) is a family of bullpup semi-automatic rifles designed by Desert Tech (formerly Desert Tactical Arms) in 2014
Desert_Tech_MDR
British WWII cruiser tank
anti-tank guns. The pursuing tanks could then be engaged by the artillery. With the German anti-tank guns out of range of the tanks' machine guns and without
Crusader_tank
World War II British military operation
machine-gun battalion 1 × group, 75/27 mod. 11 field guns 3 × anti-tank companies 47/32 mod. 1935 anti-tank guns 6 × batteries 65/17 mod. 13 mountain guns 4
Operation_Compass
British anti-tank gun
American production (10,000 guns) went to American units, while about one-third (over 4,200 guns) was delivered to the UK, and 400 guns were sent to the Soviet
Ordnance_QF_6-pounder
Heavy machine gun
the Vickers guns were redefined as heavy machine guns, withdrawn from infantry units, and grouped in the hands of the new Machine Gun Corps. When heavier
Vickers_machine_gun
American cinematographer
Now or Never (1935) Unconquered Bandit (1935) Circus Shadows (1935) Desert Guns (1936) La vida bohemia (1938) The Duke Is Tops (1938) Pitts p.312-316
J._Henry_Kruse
1990 film by Geoff Murphy
Young Guns II is a 1990 American Western action film and a sequel to Young Guns (1988). It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
Young_Guns_II
American actress (born 1933)
include The Violent Men (1955), Desert Sands (1955), Gun Brothers (1956), The Ride Back (1957), Bayou (1957), The Left Handed Gun (1958), Never Love a Stranger
Lita_Milan
Heavy metal music festival
was held from October 6 to 8, 2023. It featured Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Tool, AC/DC, and Judas Priest. Ozzy Osbourne was scheduled to perform
Power_Trip_(music_festival)
Light machine gun
the M250 light machine gun from SIG Sauer to replace the M249 SAW. In 1965, the M2 Browning and M60 were the primary machine guns of the U.S. Army and U
M249_Squad_Automatic_Weapon
Japanese manufacturing company
introduce airsoft guns powered solely by electric motor gearbox-driven spring-piston assembly in 1992, which they called "automatic electric gun" (AEG). This
Tokyo_Marui
Danish light machine gun
having intercepted a shipment of 660 guns originally destined for Bulgaria in 7x57 Mauser and smuggling about 300 guns in 7.62x54R out of Denmark, they would
Madsen_machine_gun
Heavy machine gun
heavy machine gun Archived September 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Indigenous Machine Guns of China: Part Two – Heavy Machine Guns Small Arms Defense
W85_heavy_machine_gun
Light machine gun
The Bren gun (Brno-Enfield) was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by the United Kingdom in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While
Bren_light_machine_gun
Sniper rifle
The Desert Tech Stealth Recon Scout (SRS) is a bolt-action sniper rifle developed by the Utah-based firearm manufacturer Desert Tech (formerly Desert Tactical
Desert_Tech_SRS
Armoured car
one-pounder automatic anti-aircraft gun on an open mounting. Some cars had Maxim machine guns instead of the Vickers gun. ARR-2, Sliabh na mBan, 1920 Pattern
Rolls-Royce_armoured_car
2022 action drama film by Joseph Kosinski
Israeli author Ehud Yonay, whose May 1983 California magazine article "Top Guns" inspired the original film, filed a lawsuit against Paramount. They accused
Top_Gun:_Maverick
American actor (1878–1938)
(1935) as Jim 'Trigger' Malloy The Judgement Book (1935) as Steve Harper Desert Guns (1936) as Kirk Allenby/Bob Enright Senor Jim (1936) as Jim Stafford Klondike
Conway_Tearle
Failed 1980 American military operation in Iran
60km 37miles Desert One Operation Eagle Claw (Persian: عملیات پنجه عقاب) was a failed United States Department of Defense attempt to rescue 52 embassy
Operation_Eagle_Claw
Class of self-propelled artillery
capability. Assault guns were pioneered by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the 1930s, initially being self-propelled guns with direct fire in
Assault_gun
Former roadside attraction in northern Arizona
name recognition, Two Guns came into its own when it received national currency in 1928. In that year, the area was used as a "desert outpost" for the Trans-American
Two_Guns,_Arizona
American actor (1860–1952)
Terror (1935) Murder by Television (1935) Gun Play (1935) Western Courage (1935) The Phantom Empire (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Where Trails Divide (1937) Romance
Charles_K._French
American actress (1898–1968)
Avenging Shadow (1928) The Woman I Love (1929) Single-Handed Sanders (1932) Desert Guns (1936) The Toast of New York (1937) "Margaret Morris". Internet Broadway
Margaret_Morris_(actress)
Makeshift ranged weapon
Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured by an entity other than a registered firearms manufacturer
Improvised_firearm
2003 video game
Conflict: Desert Storm II (known as Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad in North America) is a tactical shooter video game developed by Pivotal
Conflict:_Desert_Storm_II
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
the need for a standing start, and both two-stage light-gas guns and conventional powder guns have been used for this role. In principle, if railgun power
Railgun
Military unit
Machine-Gun Battalion was a unit of the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War. It served in the Greek Campaign, Western Desert Campaign
27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand)
27th_Machine-Gun_Battalion_(New_Zealand)
2002 video game
Conflict: Desert Storm is a tactical shooter video game developed by Pivotal Games and published by SCi Games and Gotham Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Conflict:_Desert_Storm
2012 American action film
January 8, 2013. "Gary Gets Guns, Girls & Gambling | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012. "Park Deals Guns, Girls & Gambling". Mania
Guns,_Girls_and_Gambling
Light machine gun
the American guns, firing pins and extractors broke frequently. Some members of the U.S. press derisively called the M1909 the "daylight gun" because of
Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun
Hotchkiss_M1909_Benét–Mercié_machine_gun
American actor (1880–1975)
(1936) Rogue of the Range (1936) Desert Guns (1936) The Crooked Trail (1936) Song of the Trail (1936) The Gun Ranger (1936) Gun Grit (1936) Ranger Courage (1936)
Horace_Murphy
1992 video game
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in 1992 for the Sega Genesis. The game was released on
Desert_Strike
Light guns for use in conjunction with the Sega Dreamcast
light gun was released by Mad Catz for the U.S. market. Several Dreamcast games support light guns, as well as various homebrew titles. The light guns work
Dreamcast_light_guns
Short-range shipboard weapon system
52 chain gun, which has a ROF of 500–600 RPM. In 1977, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) decided that the Oerlikon 20 mm Mk 16 guns would need
Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system
Mark_38_25_mm_machine_gun_system
American film editor (1895–1965)
Bullets (1936) Senor Jim (1936) Ridin' On (1936) Night Cargo (1936) Desert Guns (1936) Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) Santa Fe Rides (1937) Trouble
Fred_Bain
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
German and Italian anti-tank guns (mostly Pak38 and Italian 47 mm guns, along with 24 of the formidable 88 mm flak guns) opened fire on the advancing
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
Chronological listing of main battle tanks
technologies, the introduction of new electronic sub-systems and more powerful guns. The fundamental issue with classifying main battle tanks into generations
List of main battle tanks by generation
List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation
combat. Smith & Wesson markets gun accessories, handcuffs, safes, apparel, watches, collectibles, knives, tools, air guns, and myriad other products under
List_of_firearm_brands
2009 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Zhang Yimou
transports the original film's town in Texas to a noodle shop in a small desert town in Gansu province. The film has been described as a considerable departure
A_Simple_Noodle_Story
1999 film by the Wachowskis
superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. One popular quote, "Guns. Lots of guns," spoken by Neo near the climax of the film, was incorporated into
The_Matrix
1970 Soviet film
Wikiquote has quotations related to White Sun of the Desert. White Sun of the Desert (Russian: Белое солнце пустыни, romanized: Beloye solntse pustyni)
White_Sun_of_the_Desert
Truck-mounted artillery
forces in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Modern terms for mounting weapons on vehicles are technical or gun truck. portée cavalry
Portee
Allied victory over the Ottomans in WWI
and captured two field guns beyond the final objective with Lewis guns after forcing the Ottoman detachments to retreat. Desert Mounted Corps headquarters
Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)
American soldier, firearms instructor and author
obtain machine guns and other restricted firearms (short-barreled rifles) and admitted that he received some of the imported machine guns and other weapons
Larry_Vickers
American actor (1891–1965)
Western Racketeers (1934) Riddle Ranch (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Senor Jim (1936) Taming the Wild (1936) Desert Justice (1936) Cavalcade of the West (1936)
Budd_Buster
1981 video game
character he initially christened "Gorf". The game eventually developed into Desert Gun (1977). Fenton had worked with DNA initially to work on pinball machines
Gorf
American third-generation main battle tank
Operation Desert Storm. The first Abrams tanks to arrive in Saudi Arabia in August 1990 in the buildup to the war were M1 and IPM1 tanks with 105 mm guns. All
M1_Abrams
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), The Limey (1999), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom
List of Terence Stamp performances
List_of_Terence_Stamp_performances
American actor
(1932) The Scarlet Brand (1932) The Texan (1932) Five Bad Men (1935) Desert Guns (1936) Adventures of Texas Jack (1934) Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Duke_R._Lee
Skateboarding area in California, US
fact that the site was once a naturist resort named "Desert Gardens Ranch." It is outside Desert Hot Springs, California and consists of an abandoned
Nude_Bowl
Heavy handgun bullet/handgun
165–167. ISBN 978-0-7858-1519-8. Taffin, John (2005). "The Desert Eagle of Magnum Research". Guns Magazine. 30 (8). Archived from the original on 2012-04-19
.50_caliber_handguns
American actor (1888–1959)
Reporter (1936) Desert Guns (1936) Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937) Two Gun Law (1937) Rio
George_Chesebro
Field gun
were shipped to France without guns as a stopgap, where French 75s were mounted on them. In total, 100 M1917 AA guns were delivered to the US Army in
75_mm_gun_M1916
British actor (1938–2025)
in the Australian road comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), he earned BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He then
Terence_Stamp
Semi-automatic pistol
and 1999, approximately 15,000 guns were produced in four versions capable of firing six different cartridges. All guns were hand-fitted and capable of
LAR_Grizzly_Win_Mag
Filmography of Mexican-American actor
Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Guns for San Sebastian, Lion of the Desert and La Strada. He won the
Anthony_Quinn_filmography
Israeli light machine gun
named after the Negev Desert in southern Israel. The Negev is a gas-operated, air-cooled, open bolt, select-fire, light machine gun (LMG) with a rotating
IWI_Negev
Film by Gore Verbinski
Mojave Desert that is in desperate need of a new sheriff. The film contains a number of references to various other films, including The Shakiest Gun in the
Rango_(2011_film)
arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated
List_of_firearms
Battle of World War I
officers, 17 artillery guns including four 4.2 guns, eight 77mm guns and four camel guns as well as a 6-inch naval gun, and 11 machine guns. Their own casualties
Battle_of_Haifa_(1918)
Italian military units which specialized in long range patrols of the Sahara Deser
in) Breda SAFAT machine guns and could carry bombs up to 330 kg. Operation Salaam Western Desert Campaign Long Range Desert Group "Compagnie Auto-avio
Auto-Saharan_Companies
DESERT GUNS
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Male
Turkish
Turkish unisex name ESER means "achievement."
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Eberhard, EVERT means "strong as a boar."
Male
Egyptian
, a title belonging to Thoth.
Boy/Male
English
Glory at sea.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, French, German
Glory at Sea; Shining Sea
Male
German
Contracted form of German Eberhart, EBERT means "strong as a boar."
Boy/Male
English French
Variant of a French surname. American classic western film Destry Rides Again.
Boy/Male
English French
Derived from place-name Deverel.
Male
English
Probably a Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æðelbert, DELBERT means "bright nobility."
Girl/Female
Irish
Bard.
Girl/Female
French
The one desired. Desired.
Boy/Male
English American
Bright day; sunny day; proud; noble.
Boy/Male
French, German
Desired
Girl/Female
English
Desiree.
Girl/Female
French English
The one desired. Desired.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Deemer.French : habitational name apparently associated with a specific domain; the source is unclear, because of the wide range of local variants.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Boy/Male
English
Wealthy.
Boy/Male
English French
Derived from place-name Deverel.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bee. Deborah was the Biblical prophetess who summoned Barak to battle against an army of...
DESERT GUNS
DESERT GUNS
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : patronymic from Hopkin.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Slim; Creeper Like Body
Female
English
English form of French Amélie, AMELIE means "work."
Boy/Male
German
Brave; Bear; Courageous
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French del isle ‘of the island’, or a habitational name from the common French place names Lisle or Lille, all derived from Old French isle (Latin insula) ‘island’.French : habitational name from the city of Lille, Nord (see 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wilden.
Boy/Male
Norse Scottish
Lawyer.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Singhajit | ஸீநà¯à®•ஜீதÂ
Defeater of lion
Male
Hebrew
(עֵיפָה) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Efah, EFA means "darkness" or "gloomy."Â
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n.
That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
v. i.
To fall back; to revert.
n.
That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
n.
Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
n.
A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation.
a.
Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
v. t.
To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.
v. t.
To leave; to depart from.
imp. & p. p.
of Beset
v. i.
To deserve praise or blame.
v. t.
To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country.
v. t.
To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
a.
Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.
v. t.
To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers.
a.
Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.
n.
Ill desert.
n.
To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
v. i.
To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
imp. & p. p.
of Desert