dry spell
Period without rain
A dry spell is a period without rain, or more broadly, any stretch of time lacking something expected or desired.
Athletes endure dry spells when they stop scoring.
Writers have dry spells when ideas won't come.
The phrase often refers to periods without sex or romantic activity: It's been a long dry spell.
Inability to produce text
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- blank pageSheet without marks
- slumpExtended period of decline
rut · plateau · muse · breakthrough · brainstorming · stuck · fallow · dormant
Series of consecutive defeats
- winlessHaving no victories
- slumpExtended period of decline
- hitlessWithout any base knocks
- scorelessWithout any points
form · performance · goals · victories · batting · shooting · scoring · comeback
Extended period of decline
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- lullTemporary period of quiet
slowdown · decline · sales · revenue · leads · clients · customers · bookings
Prone to misfortune
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- streakUnbroken series
- losingFailing to win
- rough patchDifficult period experienced
hard times · setback · waiting · hoping · patience · fortune · turnaround · breakthrough
Abstaining from intimate relations
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- singleOne in number
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
intimacy · relationship · solitude · singlehood · rejection · heartbreak · bachelor · spinster
Water falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- dustyCoated with fine particles
irrigation · waterless · reservoirs · aquifers · climate · deficit · monsoon · rainy season
writer's block
Inability to produce text
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- blank pageSheet without marks
slump · rut · plateau · muse · breakthrough · brainstorming · stuck · fallow · dormant · hiatus
losing streak
Series of consecutive defeats
scoreless · form · performance · goals · victories · batting · shooting · scoring · comeback · turnaround
slump
Extended period of decline
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
lull · slowdown · decline · sales · revenue · leads · clients · customers · bookings · orders
unlucky
Prone to misfortune
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- streakUnbroken series
- losingFailing to win
rough patch · hard times · setback · waiting · hoping · patience · fortune · turnaround · breakthrough · overdue
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- singleOne in number
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
abstinence · intimacy · relationship · solitude · singlehood · rejection · heartbreak · bachelor · spinster · alone
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- crackedHaving surface fractures
dusty · irrigation · waterless · reservoirs · aquifers · climate · deficit · monsoon · rainy season · crops
- Droughtwater shortage, no rain, low rainfall, parched earth, parched land
- farm weatherweather, climate, precipitation, rainfall, humidity levels
- dry seasonsdrought, harmattan
- desert climatearid, aridity, extreme heat, scorching heat, desert heat
- drynessarid, aridity, dehydrated, desiccated, desiccation
- Performance Problemsslump, plateau, burnout, fatigue, choking
dry spellrainy season
Extended period of precipitation
wet season · monsoon · downpour · deluge · flood
dry spellhot streak
Sustained period of success
winning streak · purple patch · golden period · lucky streak · golden age
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