The difference between Desert and Strand
When used as nouns, desert means that which is deserved or merited, whereas strand means the shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
When used as verbs, desert means to leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation, whereas strand means to run aground.
Desert is also adjective with the meaning: usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
check bellow for the other definitions of Desert and Strand
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Desert as a noun (usually in plural):
That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward
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Desert as a noun:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
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Desert as a noun (figuratively):
Any barren place or situation.
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Desert as an adjective:
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
Examples:
"They were marooned on a desert island in the Pacific."
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Desert as a verb:
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.
Examples:
"You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere."
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Desert as a verb:
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
Examples:
"Anyone found deserting will be shot."
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Strand as a noun:
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
Examples:
"Grand Strand"
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Strand as a noun (poetic, archaic, _, or, _, regional):
The shore or beach of a lake or river.
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Strand as a noun:
A small brook or rivulet.
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Strand as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
A passage for water; gutter.
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Strand as a noun:
A street (perhaps from similarity of shape)
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Strand as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To run aground; to beach.
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Strand as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
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Strand as a verb (transitive, baseball):
To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
Examples:
"Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair."
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Strand as a noun:
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
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Strand as a noun:
A string.
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Strand as a noun:
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
Examples:
"strand of spaghetti"
"strand of hair''."
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Strand as a noun (electronics):
A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
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Strand as a noun (broadcasting):
A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
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Strand as a noun (figurative):
A sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
Examples:
"strand of truth"
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Strand as a noun (genetics):
A nucleotide chain.
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Strand as a verb (transitive):
To break a strand of (a rope).
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Strand as a verb (transitive):
To form by uniting strands.