Drought Terminology

verb to become dry or lose moisture

adjective describing the state of something that has lost moisture or liquid

• The river dried up during the summer drought.
• My plants died because I forgot to water them and they dried up.
• I left my water bottle in the sun and now it's all dried up.
• After years of neglect, their friendship slowly dried up.

verb to become or make something become dry or drier

• The lack of rainfall caused the river to dry up.
• If you don't water the plants, they will dry up.
• I forgot to bring water on the hike and my mouth totally dried up.
• His enthusiasm for the project seemed to dry up after the third setback.

verb verb indicates an action or state of being, in this case, 'parched' can also be used as a verb meaning to make or become extremely dry

adjective adjective describes a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'parched' describes a state of extreme dryness

• After spending hours under the scorching sun, the hiker's throat felt parched.
• I forgot to bring water on our hike and now I'm super parched.
• I could really go for a cold drink, I'm feeling parched.
• Her soul felt parched from the lack of creativity in her life.