parch, sear
(verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; “The sun parched the earth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parch (third-person singular simple present parches, present participle parching, simple past and past participle parched)
(transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.
(transitive) To roast, as dry grain.
(transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
(transitive, colloquial) To make thirsty.
(transitive, archaic) To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
(intransitive) To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
parch (plural parches)
The condition of being parched.
Source: Wiktionary
Parch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parched; p. pr. & vb. n. Parching.] Etym: [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See Pierce.]
1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14.
2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched. Dryden.
Parch, v. i.
Definition: To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
