Parches

verb

1. To burn the surface of, to scorch.

   "The sun today could parch cement."

2. To roast, as dry grain.
3. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.

   "The patient's mouth is parched from fever."

4. To make thirsty.

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

5. To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).