dearth

1. n. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. Source: opted

2. n. an acute insufficiency Source: wordnet

3. n. an insufficient quantity or number Source: wordnet

4. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11. He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak. Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden. Source: webster

5. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack offood on account of failure of crops; famine.There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11.He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak.Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. an acute insufficiency n. an insufficient quantity or number Source: ecdict

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