| drought (drout) also drouth (drouth) n. 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 dr  goth; akin to dr ge, dry.]drought  y adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | drouth - a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" 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" |
| 2. |  drouth - a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) |
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