dry spells
Periods without rain
A dry spell is an extended period without rain, causing drought conditions that stress crops and water supplies.
The phrase extends to any prolonged absence of something desired or expected: I'm going through a dry spell at work might mean a lack of new projects or success.
Applied to romantic or sexual activity, a dry spell is a stretch without dates or intimacy.
After my divorce, I had a two-year dry spell.
Solid mass, or impede
- slumpExtended period of decline
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- blank pageSheet without marks
stuck · fallow · dormant · muse · breakthrough · brainstorm · restart · hiatus
Absence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- rainlessLacking precipitation
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- waterlessWithout any liquid
cracked · dusty · desertification · heatwave · arid · desolate · barren · famine
Extended period of decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slowdownReduction in pace
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
recession · plateau · lean times · sluggish · flat · doldrums · contraction · bear market
Extended period of decline
- hitlessWithout any base knocks
- scorelessWithout any points
- winlessHaving no victories
- streakUnbroken series
skid · funk · cold streak · struggling · bench · benched · comeback · turnaround
block
Solid mass, or impede
- slumpExtended period of decline
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
blank page · stuck · fallow · dormant · muse · breakthrough · brainstorm · restart · hiatus · rut
aridity
Absence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- rainlessLacking precipitation
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
waterless · cracked · dusty · desertification · heatwave · arid · desolate · barren · famine · scarcity
slump
Extended period of decline
stagnation · recession · plateau · lean times · sluggish · flat · doldrums · contraction · bear market · pipeline
slump
Extended period of decline
streak · skid · funk · cold streak · struggling · bench · benched · comeback · turnaround · breakthrough
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
unattached · loveless · rejection · ghosting · heartbreak · solitude · pining · waiting · patience · rebound
- farm weatherweather, climate, precipitation, rainfall, humidity levels
- Droughtwater shortage, no rain, low rainfall, parched earth, parched land
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- water cyclewater cycle, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, rain
dry spellsmonsoons
Seasonal wind-driven rains
rainy seasons · wet seasons · floods · deluges · downpours
dry spellswinning streaks
Sequential triumphs without losses
purple patches · creative bursts · breakthroughs · peak performance · flourishing
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