Definitions
Parched - as an adjective satellite
Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Example: "A vast desert all adust"
Toasted or roasted slightly
Example: "Parched corn was a staple of the indian diet"
Parched - as a verb
To burn the surface of, to scorch.
Example: "The sun today could parch cement."
To roast, as dry grain.
To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
Example: "The patient's mouth is parched from fever."
To make thirsty.
Example: "We're parched, hon. could you send up an ale from the cooler?"
To boil something slowly (still used in lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
Example: "The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water."
Parched - as an adjective
Dry.
Very thirsty.
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
PARCHED has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
PARCHED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 16.
PARCHED has a WORDFEUD points total of 17.
