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drouth

noun

a shortage of rainfall

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Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
H
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

dɹaʊθ

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noun

  1. a shortage of rainfall

    “farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season”

noun

  1. a prolonged shortage

    “when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought”

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farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought

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