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drouth

/dɹaʊθ/

drouth is the alternative form 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

See all 4 meanings of drought

Forms of drouth

pluraldrouths

Words formed from drouth

Words that rhyme with drouth

Questions about drouth

What is drouth the alternative form of?
Drouth is the alternative form of drought.
How do you pronounce drouth?
Drouth is pronounced /dɹaʊθ/.

Words near drouth in the dictionary

  1. Drouin East
  2. Drouin South
  3. Drouin West
  4. Drouins
  5. droumy
  6. drouth
  7. drouthier
  8. drouthiest
  9. drouthiness
  10. drouths
  11. drouthy

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