Antonyms for drought
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : drout |
| Phonetic Transcription : draÊŠt |
Definition of drought
Origin :- Old English drugað, drugoð "drought, dryness, desert," from Proto-Germanic *drugothaz, from Germanic root *dreug- "dry" (cf high/height) with *-itho, Germanic suffix for forming abstract nouns (see -th (2)). Drouth was a Middle English variant continued in Scottish and northern English dialect and in poetry.
- noun dryness; shortage of supply
- Only once before in her memory had there been such a summer and such a drought.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- And in times of drought all make pilgrimage there to offer up prayers.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Lucagnolo had drought some wench whom he believed to be Madonna Paola.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- Only those who have been through a drought know what music there is hidden in rain.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- Sheep and the drought had come together, and the round-up was a failure.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- They only matched the cattle that had died off during the drought.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- In other words, the drought follows the normal air currents from this point.
- Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- Some, finding the cane has suffered in times of drought, have adopted other modes.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
- This enemy is drought, traceable directly to the destruction of the forests.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
- Midsummer was upon the land, and the heat and drought were intense.
- Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
Synonyms for drought
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