drought
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3.8
- noun
- /draʊt/
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sequía
- Michigan, though, is desperately seeking the end to an eight-year drought without a Big Ten title.
We had a baby formula drought.
- We had a baby formula drought.
- And it was during my drought, my, my three years of, of not working at all after I came out.
- And then we wrote fake news articles where people were complaining about there being a man drought or a woman drought.
- I got some advice for your boy Tyrell about his his drought.
- But I made it through that week and then about a week and a half later, I was performance drought from training.
Examples
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Guess it's safe to say, so much for the drought in California.
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It's turning a cash flow into a cash drought.
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And it was during my drought, my, my three years of, of not working at all after I came out.
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So a drought is a time of economic stress.
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Now, first, let's talk about Congress, which is experiencing a severe drought of leadership, very, very dry conditions.
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Is he the answer to the Dallas Cowboys' long playoff drought, or is he just prolonging the misery?
Blog text (4) -
A win, and Clark ends a two-year playoff drought that followed 2009's 13-1 season.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ended Georgia's scoring drought with a 3-pointer with 15:55 remaining in the first half.
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The region is suffering from a serious drought, leaving farmers struggling to grow crops.
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During the summer, long-lasting drought can lead to water shortages in many areas.
Synonyms
15
3.6
A period with little or no rain that can mean a time without success
8
4.2
A great lack of something needed, like food or medicine
1
8.1
A situation when nothing useful can be produced
A long time with little or no rain that makes the land very dry
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Drought comes from the same old English parts dry and -th, which meant 'dryness', so the word later also came to mean a long time without something you want or need. That is why we speak of a singer's or a team's drought to mean a long lack of success or supply.