coal vs parch

coal

verb
  • To burn to charcoal; to char. 

  • To supply with coal. 

  • To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships). 

  • To mark or delineate with charcoal. 

  • To be converted to charcoal. 

noun
  • A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn. 

  • A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel. 

  • A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. 

  • A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English) 

  • charcoal. 

parch

verb
  • To burn the surface of, to scorch. 

  • We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler? 

  • The patient's mouth is parched from fever. 

  • To roast, as dry grain. 

  • To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat. 

  • To make very thirsty. 

  • To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned. 

noun
  • The condition of being parched. 

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