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drouth
drought D0398500 (drout) also drouth (drouth)n.1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.2. A prolonged dearth or shortage. [Middle English, from Old English drūgoth; akin to drȳge, dry.] drought′y adj.drouth (druːθ) n1. drought2. Scot thirstThesaurusNoun | 1. | drouth - a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"droughtperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | | 2. | drouth - a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"droughtdryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | EncyclopediaSeedroughtMedicalSeeDroughtdrouth
Synonyms for drouthnoun a prolonged shortageSynonymsRelated Words- period
- period of time
- time period
noun a shortage of rainfallSynonymsRelated Words- dryness
- waterlessness
- xerotes
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