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Lack of rain

drought

noun

a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die

dry

adjective

dry weather is when there is no rain

the dry season

noun

a period of the year in some countries during which rain does not usually fall

dust bowl

noun

a region where there are a lot of dust storms because the soil has become dry because of a lack of rain

fail

verb

if the rains fail, it does not rain during the usual season or time of the year

keep off

if rain or snow keeps off, it does not fall, although you expected it to

parch

verb

if hot weather parches the ground, it makes it extremely dry

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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