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drought
noun [C or U] /draʊt/Definition
(Definition of drought noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arid adjective
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate verb
- desertification noun
- desiccated adjective
- desiccation noun
- dried verb
- dry (sth) out phrasal verb
- dry adjective (NOT WET)
- dry up phrasal verb (WATER)
- dry verb
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- parched adjective (VERY DRY)
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- scorched adjective
- semi-arid adjective
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