parched
/pɑːtʃt/verb
To burn the surface of, to scorch.
Example sentences
- “The sun today could parch cement.”
- “The patient's mouth is parched from fever.”
Featured as word of the day on March 28, 2027.
Related words
parentA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).paramountA chief or superior.pariahA person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.paramedicA person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.partnerA spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.paragonA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.