Associations to the word «Parch»

Wiktionary

PARCH, verb. (transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.
PARCH, verb. (transitive) To roast, as dry grain.
PARCH, verb. (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
PARCH, verb. (transitive) (colloquial) To make thirsty.
PARCH, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
PARCH, verb. (intransitive) To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
PARCH, noun. The condition of being parched.

Dictionary definition

PARCH, verb. Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King