drought /drowt/ or drouth /drowth or (Scot) drooth/

1. Dryness
2. A shortage of rain or of water
3. A condition of atmosphere favourable to drying
4. Thirst

droughtˈiness or drouthˈiness noun

• counterbalanced
• counterbalances
• counterbalancing
• counterbase
• counterbases
• counter-batteries
• counter-battery
• counterbid
• counterbidder
• counterbidders
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• counterblast
• counterblasts
• counterblow
• counterblows
• counterbluff
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• counterbond
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• counterbore
• counterbored
• counterbores
• counterboring
• counterbrace
• counterbraced