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Thatch

/θætʃ/

Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

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📖 Definitions of "Thatch"

noun

1
Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2
Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
3
A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
4
(by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.

🔄 Synonyms of "Thatch"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
teachverb	(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
edward thatchnoun	an english pirate who operated in the caribbean and off the atlantic coast of north america (died in 1718)
edward teachnoun	an english pirate who operated in the caribbean and off the atlantic coast of north america (died in 1718)
blackbeardnoun	The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
thatched roofnoun	a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Thatch"

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Word	Definition
blackbeardnoun	The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
teachnoun	(informal, usually as a term of address) teacher
edward teachnoun	an english pirate who operated in the caribbean and off the atlantic coast of north america (died in 1718)
edward thatchnoun	an english pirate who operated in the caribbean and off the atlantic coast of north america (died in 1718)
thatched roofnoun	a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
stubblenoun	(countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
nipanoun	A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
ricknoun	Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
stacknoun	(heading) A pile.
thacknoun	The weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often specifically thatch.
haypilenoun	A pile of hay, typically being dried to make thatch
scrawnoun	(Ireland, archaic) A sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
reednoun	(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
thatch-rakenoun	A tool for combing the straw or similar material in a thatched roof straight, consisting of a straight bar with curved teeth or points.
strawstacknoun	A pile of stored straw.
litternoun	(uncountable) Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground.
thatch rakenoun	A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
strawnoun	(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
haulmnoun	(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
stooknoun	A pile or bundle, especially of straw.