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
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