thatch

thatch

T0143600 (thăch)n.1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing.2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch.3. Dead turf, as on a lawn.tr.v. thatched, thatch·ing, thatch·es To cover with or as if with thatch.

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[Middle English thacche, alteration (influenced by thecchen, thacchen, to thatch, from Old English theccan, to cover) of thak, from Old English thæc; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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thatch′er n.thatch′y adj.

thatch

(θætʃ) n1. (Building) a. Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etcb. a roof made of such a material2. anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head3. (Plants) Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatchingvb (Building) to cover (a roof) with thatch[Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja] ˈthatcher n ˈthatchless adj ˈthatchy adj

thatch

(θætʃ)

n. 1. Also, thatch′ing. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc. 2. a covering of such a material. 3. any of various palms having leaves used for thatch. 4. something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head. 5. a matted layer of dead vegetation at the base of plantings. v.t. 6. to cover with or as if with thatch. 7. to remove thatch from (a lawn, etc.); dethatch. [before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from n.) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide]

thatch

Past participle: thatched
Gerund: thatching

Imperative
thatch
thatch

Present
I thatch
you thatch
he/she/it thatches
we thatch
you thatch
they thatch

Preterite
I thatched
you thatched
he/she/it thatched
we thatched
you thatched
they thatched

Present Continuous
I am thatching
you are thatching
he/she/it is thatching
we are thatching
you are thatching
they are thatching

Present Perfect
I have thatched
you have thatched
he/she/it has thatched
we have thatched
you have thatched
they have thatched

Past Continuous
I was thatching
you were thatching
he/she/it was thatching
we were thatching
you were thatching
they were thatching

Past Perfect
I had thatched
you had thatched
he/she/it had thatched
we had thatched
you had thatched
they had thatched

Future
I will thatch
you will thatch
he/she/it will thatch
we will thatch
you will thatch
they will thatch

Future Perfect
I will have thatched
you will have thatched
he/she/it will have thatched
we will have thatched
you will have thatched
they will have thatched

Future Continuous
I will be thatching
you will be thatching
he/she/it will be thatching
we will be thatching
you will be thatching
they will be thatching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thatching
you have been thatching
he/she/it has been thatching
we have been thatching
you have been thatching
they have been thatching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thatching
you will have been thatching
he/she/it will have been thatching
we will have been thatching
you will have been thatching
they will have been thatching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thatching
you had been thatching
he/she/it had been thatching
we had been thatching
you had been thatching
they had been thatching

Conditional
I would thatch
you would thatch
he/she/it would thatch
we would thatch
you would thatch
they would thatch

Past Conditional
I would have thatched
you would have thatched
he/she/it would have thatched
we would have thatched
you would have thatched
they would have thatched

thatch

The build-up of dead organic matter and moss at soil level.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thatch - hair resembling thatched roofing materialcoif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
	2.	thatch - plant stalks used as roofing materialroofing material - building material used in constructing roofs
	3.	Thatch - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach
	4.	thatch - a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)thatched roofroof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
Verb	1.	thatch - cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Translations

用茅草盖屋顶盖屋顶的材料

thatch

(θӕtʃ) noun straw, rushes etc used as a roofing material for houses. 蓋屋頂的材料(茅草等) 盖屋顶的材料（茅草等） verb to cover the roof of (a house) with thatch. 用茅草蓋屋頂 用茅草盖屋顶thatched adjective covered with thatch. thatched cottages. 用茅草蓋屋頂的 用茅草盖屋顶的