drought
A long time with little or no rain, when the land dries out.
drought in a sentence
- During the drought, the pond in the park dried up completely.
- Farmers worried that the summer drought would ruin their crops.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to drought?
- Adownpour
- Bflood
- Cdryness
Show the answer
C: dryness. The other three mean the opposite of drought.
Words that mean something similar
dryness
Words that mean the opposite
flood, downpour
More words about weather & nature
- erode: To wear something away slowly, little by little.
- extinction: The dying out of a whole kind of animal or plant, so that none are left.
- famine: A time when there is not enough food for many people to eat.
- fertile: Able to grow plenty of healthy plants or crops.
- flourish: To grow strongly and do very well.
- fragrant: Having a sweet, pleasant smell.
- frigid: Extremely cold.
- gale: A very strong wind.
More words to explore
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