parch

parch is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
2. transitive verb. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
3. intransitive verb. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
4. verb. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

   "The sun parched the earth"

   Synonyms: sear

Synonyms

sear

Common word forms

parched, parcher, parches, parching, parchable, parchment

Words from these letters

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