Word of the Day - Drought
Drought – d r aw t
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
Madagascar is suffering from its worse drought in years
Definition noun
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
an extended shortage
Archaic. thirst.
How to Pronounce
Synonyms for drought
scarcity, lack, want, dearth, paucity, famine.
Dictionary Entries near drought
drosometer, drosophila, dross, drossy, Droste-Hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove
First known use
Before 1000; Middle English; Old English drūgath, equivalent to drūg- (base of drȳge “dry”) + -ath noun suffix; cognate with Dutch droogte “dryness”
