Found 3 items, similar to Drought.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: drought musin kurang hujan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: drought drought n 1: a temporary shortage of rainfall 2: a prolonged shortage
English → English (gcide) Definition: Drought Drought \Drought\ (drout), n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru[yogh][eth], AS. druga[eth], from drugian to dry. See Dry, and cf. Drouth, which shows the original final sound.] 1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity. [1913 Webster] The drought of March hath pierced to the root. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. Scarcity; lack. [1913 Webster] A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]