drouth
/draʊθ/
noun
- A long period of dry weather with little or no rain; a drought.
- The region experienced its worst drouth in fifty years.
- During the severe drouth, many rivers dried up completely.
- The farmers worried about the drouth that had lasted all summer.
- A lack or shortage of something; a period of scarcity.
- There has been a drouth of new ideas in the company lately.
- After a long creative drouth, the artist finally finished a new painting.
- The team went through a scoring drouth that lasted several games.