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- [pahrch]
- /pɑrtʃ/
- /pɑːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahrch]
- /pɑrtʃ/
Definitions of parch word
- verb with object parch to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do. 1
- verb with object parch to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched his throat. 1
- verb with object parch to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly: A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn. 1
- verb with object parch to dry or shrivel with cold. 1
- verb without object parch to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water. 1
- verb without object parch to become parched; undergo drying by heat. 1
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Origin of parch
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English perchen < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Parch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
parch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for parch
noun parch
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
- drought — A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.
verb parch
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- boil away — When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour.
- braise — When you braise meat or a vegetable, you fry it quickly and then cook it slowly in a covered dish with a small amount of liquid.
- browning — a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
Antonyms for parch
Top questions with parch
- how to parch peanuts?
- how to parch pecans?
- how long to parch peanuts?
- how to parch peanuts in oven?
- how to parch corn?
- how to parch peanuts in shell?