parches

Meaning of parches

verb

To burn the surface of, to scorch.
The sun today could parch cement.
To roast, as dry grain.
To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
The patient's mouth is parched from fever.
To make thirsty.
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.
The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.

Information about parches

It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of parches

parches

It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
parches is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of parches

eparchs, Schaper

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