parched earth
Thirsty, fissured soil
Parched earth is ground that has become extremely dry, cracked, and barren from prolonged lack of water.
The phrase evokes drought conditions where soil splits into irregular patterns and vegetation dies: The parched earth stretched for miles, offering nothing to the starving cattle.
Figuratively, it suggests desolation or spiritual emptiness.
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- cracked soilDried ground with splits
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dust bowlErosion-ravaged drought zone
- aridDevoid of water
bone dry · dusty · barren · thirsty · scorched · dry · dry spell · desert · fissures · clay · sun-baked · brittle · withered · dead grass · desolate · hardpan · heat · wasteland
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- Droughtwater shortage, dry spell, dry spells, no rain, low rainfall
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
parched earthwaterlogged soil
Dirt saturated with moisture
moist soil · damp earth · irrigated land · swampy terrain · swampy ground
parched earthfertile soil
Nutrient-rich growing medium
lush farmland · rich loam · arable land · garden soil · rainforest floor
parched earthrainforest floor
Lowest tropical woodland level
river delta · oasis · peat bog · garden soil
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