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

n. A prolonged dearth or shortage.

n. A period of below average rain fall, longer and more severe than a dry spell

n. A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

n. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity.

n. Thirst; want of drink.

n. Scarcity; lack.

n. Dryness.

n. Dry weather; want of rain or of moisture; such a continuance of dry weather as injuriously affects vegetation; aridness.

n. Thirst; want of drink.

n. Figuratively, scarcity; lack.

n. A dialectal form of draft, draught.

n. a prolonged shortage

n. a shortage of rainfall

"The title drought is 40% longer than any other major professional sports team."

time period    period of time    period    waterlessness    xerotes    dryness   

dryness    aridity    thirst    scarcity    lack   

Kraut    Redoubt    about    all-out    bout    clout    crout    devout    doubt    flout   

famine    earthquake    drouth    pestilence    sickness    hurricane    thunderstorm    flood    frost    calamity