Associations to the word «Drought»
Noun
- Famine
- Rainfall
- Flooding
- Wildfire
- Flood
- Deforestation
- Locust
- Watering
- Precipitation
- Scarcity
- Shortage
- Tolerance
- Monsoon
- Crop
- Irrigation
- Frost
- Epidemic
- Savanna
- Moisture
- Warming
- Blight
- Erosion
- Rain
- Groundwater
- Starvation
- Livestock
- Grazing
- Calamity
- Vegetation
- Pest
- Harvest
- Grasshopper
- Climate
- Cyclone
- Soil
- Seedling
- Plague
- Malnutrition
- Hazard
- Evaporation
- Maize
- Grassland
- Premiership
- Landslide
- Humidity
- Oscillation
- Blizzard
- Extreme
- Disaster
- Depletion
- Sahara
- Variability
- Saharan
- Hardship
- Cattle
Adjective
Wiktionary
DROUGHT, noun. A period of below average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
DROUGHT, noun. (by extension) (informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
Dictionary definition
DROUGHT, noun. A shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season".
DROUGHT, noun. A prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.