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The drought lowered wells and harmed crops.
What does Drought mean?
A drought is a long precipitation shortage that causes water problems, or a long shortage of something else.
Dictionary definition
A prolonged shortage of precipitation that leads to too little water for normal needs in a region; also, a long period when something is scarce.
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Drought in a sentence
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A few rainy days did not end the region’s long drought.
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After a scoring drought, the team finally made a goal.
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Practice 1
Which condition best defines drought?
Drought depends on an extended deficit and its effects relative to regional norms.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses drought figuratively?
Here drought means a long period with none of something expected.
Practice 3
Because drought is measured against local normal conditions, the same rainfall can have different effects in different ____.
Drought definitions depend on local climate, water demand, and impacts.
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MeaningDrought means A drought is a long precipitation shortage that causes water problems, or a long shortage of something else.
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Synonyms
Words like Drought
dry spellA common phrase for a period of unusually dry weather, often shorter or less severe.
water shortageA possible result of drought, not an exact synonym in every cause.
prolonged scarcityA close phrase for the figurative sense.
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Does Drought have an opposite?
Drought has no precise general antonym. The learner guidance identifies useful contextual contrasts without presenting them as lexical opposites.
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Word family
Drought word family
Base word
drought
noun
droughts
The plural form.
adjective
droughty
Unusually dry or affected by drought.
adjective
drought-prone
Likely to experience drought.
adjective
drought-resistant
Able to survive or function with little water.
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Hint for students
Look for an extended shortage and meaningful effects; drought is more than ordinary dry weather.
Common mix-up
Flood is a strong situational contrast but not a direct lexical antonym. A short rain may help without ending a long drought.
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Give students monthly rainfall and reservoir data for two regions. Have them argue which evidence suggests drought and identify what additional local information is needed.
Teacher prompt
Compare a meteorological drought with a sports scoring drought. Ask what idea of prolonged shortage connects them and why one dry day is insufficient.
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