Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drought

2 senses of drought

Sense 1
drought, drouth -- (a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season")
       => dryness, waterlessness, xerotes -- (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Sense 2
drought, drouth -- (a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought")
       => time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")