thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

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noun

Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.

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.

Origin of thatch

before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak> dial. thack) of thecchen,Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken,Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

OTHER WORDS FROM thatch

thatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjectivere·thatch, verb (used with object)

Words nearby thatch

Tharsis, Thasos, that, that ain't hay, thataway, thatch, thatcher, Thatcherism, Thatcher, Margaret, thatching, thatch palm

Definition for thatch (2 of 2)

Thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

noun

Edward. Teach, Edward.

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Example sentences from the Web for thatch

Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
Obama vs. FDR|Jeff Shesol|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When you make a house only of posts and thatch, call it av'a-tšoamkuk.
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber
Thatch is put over the cones to protect them from the rain, and there they stand till some of the impurities drain away.
Diggers in the Earth|Eva March Tappan

At the end of this walk is the Hangman's Cottage, a small brick building with a roof-covering of thatch.
The Heart of Wessex|Sidney Heath
The barn, though often repaired, was still of sod and thatch.
Ben Blair|Will Lillibridge
I have had the knife sharpened, and it will cut through the thatch, easily enough.
On the Irrawaddy|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for thatch

thatch

/ (θætʃ) /

noun

Also called: thatching 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 called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching

verb

to cover (a roof) with thatch

Derived forms of thatch

thatcher, nounthatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjective

Word Origin for thatch

Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja

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单词	thatch
释义	thatch [ thach ] / θætʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thatch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc. 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. Origin of thatch before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak> dial. thack) of thecchen,Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken,Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak OTHER WORDS FROM thatch thatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjectivere·thatch, verb (used with object) Words nearby thatch Tharsis, Thasos, that, that ain't hay, thataway, thatch, thatcher, Thatcherism, Thatcher, Margaret, thatching, thatch palm Definition for thatch (2 of 2) Thatch [ thach ] / θætʃ / noun Edward. Teach, Edward. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thatch Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch. A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma\|Katya Cengel\|June 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998. Obama vs. FDR\|Jeff Shesol\|July 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST When you make a house only of posts and thatch, call it av'a-tšoamkuk. Seven Mohave Myths\|A. L. Kroeber Thatch is put over the cones to protect them from the rain, and there they stand till some of the impurities drain away. Diggers in the Earth\|Eva March Tappan At the end of this walk is the Hangman's Cottage, a small brick building with a roof-covering of thatch. The Heart of Wessex\|Sidney Heath The barn, though often repaired, was still of sod and thatch. Ben Blair\|Will Lillibridge I have had the knife sharpened, and it will cut through the thatch, easily enough. On the Irrawaddy\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for thatch thatch / (θætʃ) / noun Also called: thatching 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 called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching verb to cover (a roof) with thatch Derived forms of thatch thatcher, nounthatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjective Word Origin for thatch Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thatch mane, wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, sideburn, eyebrow, tangle, shock, tresses, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristle
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thatch

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of thatch

OTHER WORDS FROM thatch

Words nearby thatch

Definition for thatch (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for thatch

British Dictionary definitions for thatch

noun

verb

Derived forms of thatch

Word Origin for thatch

Words related to thatch