drought

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noun

1. a shortage of rainfall (Freq. 5)
- farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
• Syn:
drouth
• Hypernyms:
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
2. a prolonged shortage (Freq. 1)
- when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought
• Syn:
drouth
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period