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thatch
1[ thach ]
noun
- a covering of such a material.
- the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.
- something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head:
a thatch of unruly red hair.
- Horticulture. a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as if with thatch.
- Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.
Thatch
2[ thach ]
noun
- Edward. Teach, Edward.
thatch
/ θætʃ /
noun
- Also calledthatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc
- a roof made of such a material
- anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head
- Also calledthatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching
verb
- to cover (a roof) with thatch
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Derived Forms
- ˈthatchless, adjective
- ˈthatchy, adjective
- ˈthatcher, noun
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Other Words From
- thatchless adjective
- thatchy adjective
- re·thatch verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thatch1
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Example Sentences
Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair.
Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
By these standards, Eric Schneiderman is a mere fly buzzing around a thatch-roofed pompadour.
His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
The dog of a Feringhi whom I served has had it hidden these two months in the thatch of his house near the Alumbagh.
He coolly twitched the flame-coloured thatch away and disclosed a close crop of black hair.
The night was windy, the March weather had dried the thatch, and the whole place was burned to the ground in a few minutes.
I also put a straw thatch over the hut, proudly using my own straw which I had grown with blood.
Sometimes the roof was a very thick layer of long grass, laid on rude rafters, and held down by poles to form a kind of thatch.
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