drought 
1. a shortage of rainfall (Freq. 5) - farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season • Syn: drouth • Hypernyms: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes 2. a prolonged shortage (Freq. 1) - when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought • Syn: drouth • Hypernyms: time period, period of time, period
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