parch
21parch — verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to toast under dry heat 2. to shrivel with heat 3. to dry or shrivel with cold intransitive verb to become dry or scorched …
22parch — parchable, adj. parchedly /pahr chid lee, pahrcht /, adv. parchedness, n. parchingly, adv. /pahrch/, v.t. 1. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do. 2. to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched …
23parch — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, air dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, be in heat, blaze, blister, bloom, blot, boil, brand, broil, brush, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, cauterize, char, choke, coal, combust, consume, cook, crack, cupel,… …
24parch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dry [up], shrivel; roast, scorch. See dryness. Ant., moisten, humidify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dessicate, dehydrate, dry up; see dry 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make or become free of… …
25pàrch — lentiggini, efelidi …
26parch — pÉ‘rtʃ /pÉ‘Ë v. dry, remove moisture; toast, roast, cook slightly over dry heat …
27parch — verb 1》 make or become dry through intense heat. ↘roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly. 2》 [as adjective parched] informal extremely thirsty. Origin ME: of unknown origin …
28parch — v. a. 1. Burn (slightly), scorch. 2. Dry, shrivel, dry up …
29parch — verb (T) if sun or wind parches land, plants etc, it makes them very dry …
30parch — v 1. dry, sun dry, sun, dry out, dry up; evaporate, dehydrate, exsiccate, desiccate; sear, wither, wilt, shrivel, shrink. 2. make dry, make hot, make thirsty. 3. heat or heat up, warm or warm up, roast, toast, brown, bake …
