drought

Noun
Synonyms: drouth

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a shortage of rainfall“farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season”Synonyms: drouth
  2. a prolonged shortage“when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought”Synonyms: drouth
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Drought \Drought\ (drout), n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru[yogh][eth], AS. druga[eth], from drugian to dry. See Dry, and cf. Drouth, which shows the original final sound.]

1.Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity. [1913 Webster]

The drought of March hath pierced to the root.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
In a drought the thirsty creatures cry.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

3.Scarcity; lack. [1913 Webster]

A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]
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