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droughts

droughts is the plural of drought.

Meaning of drought

Noun

drought (countable and uncountable, plural droughts)

  1. A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
    • His village had faced a drought twice.
  2. (broadly, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
    • Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.
    Synonyms:
    losing streak
    Antonyms:
    winning streak
  3. (archaic) dryness, aridness, dry heat
    • Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 31:40

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Questions about droughts

What is droughts the plural of?
Droughts is the plural of drought.

Words near droughts in the dictionary

  1. droughtiness
  2. droughting
  3. droughtless
  4. droughtproof
  5. droughtproofing
  6. droughts
  7. droughty
  8. drouging
  9. Drougoubitai
  10. Drouillard
  11. Drouillards

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