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Drout

Noun - Sense 1:

A period of dryness or scarcity of water, experienced in a particular region.

Example sentence: The severe drout in the area caused crops to wither and livestock to suffer.

Noun - Sense 2:

A period of scarcity or lack, typically referring to a specific resource or commodity.

Example sentence: The economic drout in the country led to high inflation and unemployment.

Verb - Sense 1:

To experience a period of dryness or lack of water.

Example sentence: The village had been drouted for months, and the residents were desperate for rain.

Verb - Sense 2:

To suffer from a scarcity or deficiency of a specific resource.

Example sentence: The company drouted for qualified candidates, making it difficult to fill the vacant positions.

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