parched
Extremely dry, or very thirsty.
parched in a sentence
- After the long desert trek, the parched travellers gulped down a whole bottle of water each.
- The garden looked parched after weeks without rain, its grass brown and crackly.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to parched?
- Adry
- Bwet
- Cdamp
- Dsoaked
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A: dry. The other three mean the opposite of parched.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to parched?
- Adry
- Bthirsty
- Cbaked
- Dsoaked
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D: soaked. The other three mean nearly the same as parched.
Words that mean something similar
dry, thirsty, baked
Words that mean the opposite
soaked, wet, damp
More words about weather & nature
- pungent: Having a very strong, sharp smell or taste.
- quench: To stop your thirst by drinking, or to put out a fire.
- ripple: A tiny wave that moves across the surface of water.
- sodden: Completely soaked through with water.
- sow: To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow.
- stagnant: Not moving or flowing, and often smelly and stale.
- swelter: To feel uncomfortably hot.
- temperate: Mild, without extremes of heat or cold.
More words to explore
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