drought

n. வறட்சி, கருப்பு, நீடித்த பஞ்சநிலை, மழையின்மை, நீரின்மை, காய்வு, வெப்பு, நீர்வேட்கை.

Synonyms

dryness aridity parching thirst

Antonyms

moisture refreshment dew deluge slaking quenching watering irrigation drownsyn

Drought, n. Etym: [OE. droght, drougth, dru, AS. druga, 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. The drought of March hath pierced to the root. Chaucer. In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. Dryden. 2. Thirst; want of drink. Johnson. 3. Scarcity; lack. A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history. Fuller.

drought - Similar Words

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