drought [drout] Show IPA noun 1. a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops. 2. an extended shortage: a drought of good writing. 3. Archaic. thirst. Also, drouth [drouth] Show IPA . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Origin: before 1000; Middle English; Old English drūgath, equivalent to drūg- (base of drȳge dry) + -ath -th1 ; cognate with Dutch droogte dryness Can be confused: draught, drought (see pronunciation note at draught). Synonyms 2. scarcity, lack, want, dearth, paucity, famine. Pronunciation note Drought and drouth, nouns derived from the adjective dry plus a suffix, are spellings that represent two phonetic developments of the same Old English word, and are pronounced [drout] Show IPA and [drouth] respectively. The latter pronunciation, therefore, is not a mispronunciation of drought. The now unproductive suffix -th 1 and its alternate form -t were formerly used to derive nouns from adjectives or verbs, resulting in such pairs as drouth — drought from dry and highth—height (the former now obsolete) from high. Dictionary Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2014. Cite This Source | Link To drought Relevant Questions Would Cloud Seeding Help Our Drought Here In The Southwest? What Are Drought? How To Survive A Drought How To Prepare For A Drought Collins World English Dictionary drought (draʊt) — n 1. a prolonged period of scanty rainfall 2. a prolonged shortage 3. an archaic or dialect word for thirst Archaic and Scot form: drouth [Old English drūgoth; related to Dutch droogte; see dry ] droughty — adj Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition 2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Cite This Source Etymonline Word Origin & History drought O.E. drugað, from P.Gmc. *drugothaz; related to drugian dry up, whither + -ith Gmc. suffix for forming abstract n. from adj. Drouth was a M.E. variant continued in Scot. and northern Eng. dialect. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source American Heritage Science Dictionary drought (drout) Pronunciation Key A long period of abnormally low rainfall, lasting up to several years. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved. Cite This Source Easton Bible Dictionary Drought definition From the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of Palestine is dry. It is then the drought of summer (Gen. 31:40; Ps. 32:4), and the land suffers (Deut. 28:23: Ps. 102:4), vegetation being preserved only by the dews (Hag. 1:11). (See DEW.) Eastons 1897 Bible Dictionary Cite This Source Example sentences Australia is struggling to cope with the consequences of a devastating drought . Being surrounded by rivers is no guarantee against drought . When a drought occurs, plants dont produce seeds and kangaroo rats run out of Ever since the 1960s, this region has struggled with drought alerts and Want drought ad-free? Click here! Related Words afford chap desertification dust storm replant rite of intensification spoil statoblast watersaver whammy wither xeromorphic MORE Matching Quote The LORD will afflict you with consumption, fever, inflammation, with fiery heat and drought, and with blight and mildew... -unknown author MORE
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