The ground is parched and cracked, the tinder-dry grass crackles underfoot, and rain is desperately needed in our region.
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Parched
/pɑɹt͡ʃt/
Synonyms for "parched" (109 found)
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consumed by firecorkydehydrateddesiccateddrieddried updried-updroughtydryemaceratedemaciatedevaporatedexsiccatedgutted
Adjective(14 words)
dehydratedehydrateddesiccatedesiccateddriestdriest areadrydry field sitedry grounddry sampledry seedlingdryestempty valleyhot desert
Noun(5 words)
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incineratedmummifiedpreshrunkpyrographicpyrolyzedsanforizedscorchedsearsearedsereshriveledshriveled upshrunkshrunkensingedsun-driedsunbakedsunburnedthinthirsting
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(19 words)
low moisturemoisture-deficientmoisturelesspotted plant drynessrainlessroastscorchscorchedsemidarid regionshrivelledsunbakedthirstierthirstyunwateredwaterlesswindburnedworst for wateringxericxeric zone
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The Southwest is the hottest and driest region in the United States. Climate changes pose challenges for an already parched region that is expected to get hotter and, in its southern half, significantly drier. Increased heat and changes to rain and snowpack will send ripple effects throughout the region and its critical agriculture sector.
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My throat is parched.
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His herd was forgotten; his pipe lay uncared for on the ground; his head was bowed like a flower that droops over its stalk; he was consumed by inward fire, parched like the grass in the hot weather; he knew joy no longer, and no more gaily prattled, unless, indeed, he were speaking to Chloe or about her.
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