Severe drought

drought (drout) also drouth (drouth)

1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.

2. A prolonged dearth or shortage.

[Middle English, from Old English drgoth; akin to drge, dry.]

droughty adj.

drought [draʊt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) a prolonged period of scanty rainfall

2. a prolonged shortage

3. an archaic or dialect word for thirst Archaic and Scot form drouth [druːθ]

[Old English drūgoth; related to Dutch droogte; see dry]

droughty adj

drought (drout)

A long period of abnormally low rainfall, lasting up to several years.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	drought - a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" drouth dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
	2.	drought - a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" drouth period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

drought

noun

1. water shortage, dryness, dry weather, dry spell, aridity, lack of rain, drouth (Scot.), parchedness Drought and famines have killed up to two million people.
water shortage flood, deluge, downpour, inundation

2. shortage, lack, deficit, deficiency, want, need, shortfall, scarcity, dearth, insufficiency The Western world was suffering through the oil drought.
shortage abundance, profusion

Translations

drought [draʊt] N → sequía f

drought [ˈdraʊt] n → sécheresse f

drought

n → Dürre f; three droughts in as many years → drei Dürrekatastrophen in ebenso vielen Jahren

drought [draʊt] n → siccità

drought

n drought [draut]

(a period of) lack of rain The reservoir dried up completely during the drought. droogte جَفاف، قَحْط، مَحْل суша sucho tørke die Dürre ξηρασία sequía põud خشکسالی kuivuus sécheresse בצורת सूखा, अकाल suša szárazság musim kering langvarandi þurrviðri siccità 干ばつ 가뭄 sausra sausums kemarau droogte tørke(periode) susza seca secetă засуха sucho suša suša torka ความแห้งแล้ง kuraklık 乾旱 засуха سوکھا hạn hán 干旱

drought → جفاف sucho tørke Dürre ξηρασία sequía kuivuus sécheresse suša siccità 日照り 가뭄 droogte tørke susza seca засуха torka ความแห้งแล้ง kuraklık hạn hán 旱灾

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anabiosis awnless bromegrass Bromus inermis Channel Country cluster bean Cyamopsis psoraloides Cyamopsis tetragonolobus Droughtiness Droughty Drouth Drowth dryness Dryth dust bowl Federation wheat foreign disaster foxtail millet guar honey mesquite	Parts of northern and western India, specially Rajasthan and Gujarat, have suffered severe drought with many lakes, reservoirs and canals drying up-sending the prices of food and fodder beyond affordable limits for many. Recession hits Pushkar's cattle fair by Asian News International The 1918 El Nino caused severe drought conditions in India, which contributed to a famine, weakening the population. Weather comes the flu? by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives Severe drought "People fear for their security because the raiders are known," he said. Dozens killed in Kenyan clashes by Aljazeera.net	seventy-one seventy-seven seventy-six seventy-three seventy-two sever severable severable contract several several-seeded severalfold severalise Severality Severalize severally severalty severance severance agreement severance pay severance tax severe severe acute respiratory syndrome severe combined immunodeficiency severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe damage Severe drought severed severely severely threatened coastline severeness severing severity Severn Severn River Severnaya Zemlya Severo Ochoa Severodvinsk Severus Severy Seveso seviche Sevier Sevier River Sévigné Sevilla Seville Seville orange Sevillian Sevocation Sèvres Sevres blue	Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome Severe Combined Immune Deficient severe combined immunodeficiency severe combined immunodeficiency severe combined immunodeficiency severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe combined immunodeficiency disease Severe combined immunodeficiency disorder Severe combined immunodeficiency disorder severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Athabaskan-Type Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, X-Linked Severe Congenital Neutropenia Severe Congestive Heart Failure Severe Cyclic Redundancy Check Severe Cyclonic Storm severe damage Severe dementia Severe dementia Severe dementia Severe dementia Severe Diffuse Atrophic Corpus Gastritis Severe Diffuse Brain Injury Severe Disabilities Services Fund Severe Disability Allowance severe discipline Severe drought Severe Duty, Fan Cooled Severe Duty, Non-Ventilated Severe Emotional Behavior Disorder Severe Emotional Disability Severe Environment Corrosion Erosion Research Facility Severe Environmental Storm and Mesoscale Experiment Severe Errored Seconds Severe Framing Error Severe Gunshot Craniocerebral Trauma Severe Hemophilia A Severe Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Severe Hypersensitivity to Mosquito Bites Severe Infantile Axonal Neuropathy with Respiratory Failure Severe Intimate Partner Violence Severe Ischemic Neuronal Damage Severe Laziness Disease Severe Learning Disability Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Severe Life Threatening Asthma Severe Local Storms Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Severe Mental and Motor Retardation Severe mental retardation Severe mental retardation Severe mental retardation Severe Mini-Mental State Examination

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anabiosis
awnless bromegrass
Bromus inermis
Channel Country
cluster bean
Cyamopsis psoraloides
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
Droughtiness
Droughty
Drouth
Drowth
dryness
Dryth
dust bowl
Federation wheat
foreign disaster
foxtail millet
guar
honey mesquite

Parts of northern and western India, specially Rajasthan and Gujarat, have suffered severe drought with many lakes, reservoirs and canals drying up-sending the prices of food and fodder beyond affordable limits for many.

Recession hits Pushkar's cattle fair by Asian News International

The 1918 El Nino caused severe drought conditions in India, which contributed to a famine, weakening the population.

Weather comes the flu? by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Severe drought "People fear for their security because the raiders are known," he said.

Dozens killed in Kenyan clashes by Aljazeera.net

Severe drought

Severe Duty, Fan Cooled
Severe Duty, Non-Ventilated
Severe Emotional Behavior Disorder
Severe Emotional Disability
Severe Environment Corrosion Erosion Research Facility
Severe Environmental Storm and Mesoscale Experiment
Severe Errored Seconds
Severe Framing Error
Severe Gunshot Craniocerebral Trauma
Severe Hemophilia A
Severe Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Severe Hypersensitivity to Mosquito Bites
Severe Infantile Axonal Neuropathy with Respiratory Failure
Severe Intimate Partner Violence
Severe Ischemic Neuronal Damage
Severe Laziness Disease
Severe Learning Disability
Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Severe Life Threatening Asthma
Severe Local Storms
Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Severe Mental and Motor Retardation
Severe mental retardation
Severe mental retardation
Severe mental retardation
Severe Mini-Mental State Examination

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