Antonym: wet. Similar words: ought to, through, roughly, a thought, go through, thorough, all through, get through. Meaning: [draʊt] 
n. 1. a shortage of rainfall 2. a prolonged shortage.
n. 1. a shortage of rainfall 2. a prolonged shortage. 
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61. The ground was bone dry after the drought.
62. The drought is worst in the central African states.
63. The drought spelt economic disaster for the country.
64. The crops failed because of the drought.
65. Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.
66. The water was turned off for several hours a day during the drought.
67. Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought.
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68. A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing.
69. The familiar spectre of drought and famine has reared its ugly head again.
70. There is a danger that many homes will subside because of the drought.
71. Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely denuded the hills of grass.
72. Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
73. The UN wants to send food aid to 10 countries in Africa severely affected by the drought.
74. Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.
75. If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur.
76. The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England.
77. These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.
78. After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.
79. Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
80. The country's entire grain harvest has been hit by drought.
81. The degree of drought is largely a function of temperature and drainage.
82. Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought.
83. In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
84. The drought has intensified.
85. They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought.
86. Outbreaks of disease occurred in the wake of the drought.
87. Truckloads of rice have been brought in to the areas affected by drought.
88. The combined effects of the war and the drought resulted in famine.
89. If the drought continues there's going to be a famine.
90. The drought has helped make this a disastrous year for Somalia.
More similar words: ought to, through, roughly, a thought, go through, thorough, all through, get through, throughout, cut through, put through, thoroughly, fall through, run through, come through, pass through, pull through, look through, break through, carry through, at the thought of, follow through, round and round, dough, though, enough, although, as though, daughter, even though.