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druft

druft 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 druft

pluraldrufts

Questions about druft

What is druft the alternative form of?
Druft is the alternative form of drought.

Words near druft in the dictionary

  1. drudgings
  2. drudgism
  3. drudgy
  4. drueries
  5. druery
  6. druft
  7. drug
  8. drug abuse
  9. drug abuser
  10. drug abusers
  11. drug addict

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