Parch ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Parch ( verb )

1. To make very dry and hot, typically by exposure to sun or wind.
2. To cause (a person or part of the body) to feel hot and dry.
3. To dry (grain or other crop) by exposing it to heat, typically before threshing.
4. To roast (coffee beans) over a fire before grinding.

Origin:

Middle english, from old english pearcian, from latin parcare to spare, preserve, from parcus sparing.

Examples:

1. The sun had parched the grass and the earth was hard and dry.
2. My throat felt parched and I desperately needed a drink.
3. The farmers had to parch the wheat before threshing it.
4. He parched the coffee beans to bring out their full flavor.
5. The desert sands had parched the vegetation leaving nothing but dry shrubs.

(As a noun)

Parch ( noun )

1. To make very dry and hot, typically by exposure to sun or wind.
2. To cause (a person or part of the body) to feel hot and dry.
3. To dry (grain or other crop) by exposing it to heat, typically before threshing.
4. To roast (coffee beans) over a fire before grinding.

Origin:

Middle english, from old english pearcian, from latin parcare to spare, preserve, from parcus sparing.

Examples:

1. The sun had parched the grass and the earth was hard and dry.
2. My throat felt parched and I desperately needed a drink.
3. The farmers had to parch the wheat before threshing it.
4. He parched the coffee beans to bring out their full flavor.
5. The desert sands had parched the vegetation leaving nothing but dry shrubs.