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drought

/ˈdɹaʊ̯t/noun1 syllable

Drought means: a shortage of rainfall.

Synonyms for drought2

noun, as in a shortage of rainfall

drouth

noun, as in a prolonged shortage

drouth

also used for drought

losing streak

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What does drought mean?2

noun

1

a shortage of rainfall“farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season”

2

a prolonged shortage“when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with drought?18

one syllable

outdoubtshoutboutscouttroutstoutclouttoutspoutsproutroutsnoutgout

two syllables

aboutwithoutthroughoutdevout
Show 40 near rhymes
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Drought in a sentence

  • However, during times of drought, lake levels can drop significantly.urro
  • If it doesn't rain soon, there will be a drought.hanibibiru
  • In the drought, many people and animals starved to death.unknown
  • If there's no rain now, a drought will start.AlanF_US
  • If the drought continues, the price of grain will treble.sundown
  • If the drought continues, cereals will cost three times as much.sundown
  • Because of the drought, the grass has withered.CM
  • Forests can cope with one year of drought, but not successive ones.Hybrid

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Forms of drought

as a noun

plural
droughts