dry spell



dry spell

Rur. a period with no rain. The dry spell killed the crops. We ain't had such a long dry spell since 1988.
See also: dry, spell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shrinivas-Indian, Marathi
Leslie['lezli]
Narcissusnar-SIS-əs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Dharma-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali
Kavi-Indian, Hindi
Thomson['tɔmsn]