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Definitions for Drought
[1] a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
[2] an extended shortage: a drought of good writing.
[3] Archaic . thirst.
[4] a prolonged period of scanty rainfall
[5] a prolonged shortage
[6] an archaic or dialect word for thirst Archaic and Scot form: drouth
Words related to Drought
lack, scarcity, insufficiency, dearth, deficiency, want, need, aridity, desiccation, dehydration
Words nearby Drought
drosometer, drosophila, dross, drossy, droste-hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove
Origin of Drought
before 1000; Middle English; Old English drūgath, equivalent to drūg- (base of drȳge dry) + -ath -th1; cognate with Dutch droogte dryness
Words that may be confused with Drought
draught, drought, (see, pronunciation, note, at, draught)
Word origin for Drought
Old English drūgoth; related to Dutch droogte; see dry
Synonyms for Drought
lack, scarcity, aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, insufficiency, need, want, dry spell, parchedness, rainlessness