Associations to the word «Dearth»
Wiktionary
DEARTH, noun. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
DEARTH, noun. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
DEARTH, noun. (obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
Dictionary definition
DEARTH, noun. An acute insufficiency.
DEARTH, noun. An insufficient quantity or number.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.