thatch

/θætʃ/
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thatch

The farmer repairs the thatch on his cottage roof.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A roofing material: A natural material, such as straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar plant stalk, used for constructing a roof.
    • A roof made of such material: The structure of a roof itself when it is covered with this plant material.
    • A thick, tangled mass of hair: Hair that is thick, untidy, and resembles the rough surface of a thatched roof.

  2. Verb:

    • To cover a roof or structure: The action of constructing or covering a roof with plant material like straw or reeds.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Material/Roof): The cottage had a beautiful roof of golden thatch.Traditional materials for thatch include water reed and long straw.

  • Noun (Hair): He ran his fingers through his unruly thatch of blonde hair.

  • Verb: They decided to thatch the new garden shed to match the main house.The skilled craftsmen thatched the roof using local reeds.

Advanced Usage
  • "To have a thatch": An informal expression to describe having a thick or untidy head of hair.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thatching (n): The craft or process of constructing a thatched roof.
  • Thatcher (n): A person whose job is to thatch roofs.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Roofing material): Straw, reeds, roofing.
  • Noun (Hair): Mop, mane, shock (of hair).
  • Verb: Roof, cover.
Related Phrases
  • Thatched roof / Thatched cottage: Common collocations describing buildings with this type of roofing.
thatch

The farmer repairs the thatch on his cottage roof.

Noun
  1. a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
  2. an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
  3. plant stalks used as roofing material
  4. hair resembling thatched roofing material
Verb
  1. cover with thatch
    • thatch the roofs

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