thatch

θætʃ

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Definition of thatch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

roofingroof made from straw or reeds

They admired the old thatch on the barn.

gardening

TECH.

dead grass and debris on a lawn

TECH.

Regular raking helps remove thatch from the lawn..

appearance

Rare

hair resembling thatched roofing material

Rare

His thick thatch of hair was hard to manage.

mane

tresses

Verb

tr.

coveringcover a roof with dry plant material

The gardener will thatch the gazebo with palm leaves.

cover

roof

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roof made from straw or reeds
dead grass and debris on a lawn

Origin of thatch

Old English, þæc (roof)

Terms with thatch included in their meaning

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scarify

horticulture

remove thatch from a lawn

cogon grass

thatch

tall tropical grass used for roofs, paper, and spreads invasively

scollop

thatching

rod used to pin down thatch

thatched

adj.

appearance

having hair resembling thatch

thatching

roof construction

the process of covering a roof with thatch

Examples of thatch in a sentence

They repaired the thatch after the storm.
Thatch can prevent water from reaching the soil.
A thick layer of thatch can harm your lawn.
She admired his wild thatch in the wind.
The barber struggled with his unruly thatch.
They plan to thatch the roof before winter.

Local craftsmen were hired to thatch the new cottages.

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French:chaume, couvrir, ...
German:Strohdach, eindecken, ...
Italian:tetto di paglia, coprire, ...
Spanish:techo de paja, techar, ...
Portuguese:colmo, cobrir, ...
Chinese:茅草屋顶, 覆盖, ...
Japanese:茅葺き, 葺く, ...
Arabic:سَقْف قَشّ, سَقَّفَ بِالقَشّ, ...
Hebrew:גַּג קַשׁ, לְקָרוֹת בְּקַשׁ, ...
Russian:соломенная крыша, крыть, ...
Ukrainian:солом'яний дах, покрити, ...
Hindi:छप्पर, छप्पर डालना, ...
Bengali:খড়ের ছাউনি, ছাউনি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sostre de palla, emmallar, ...
Czech:došek, doškovat, ...
Danish:stråtag, tække, ...
Dutch:strodak, bedekken, ...
Greek:αχυροσκεπή, αχυροσκεπάζω, ...
Hungarian:nádtető, náddal fedni, ...
Khmer:ដំបូលប្រក់ស្បូវ, ប្រក់ដំបូលដោយសម្ភារៈរុក្ខជាតិស្ងួត, ...
Korean:초가지붕, 이엉을 엮다, ...
Persian:سقف پوشالی, پوشاندن, ...
Polish:strzecha, pokryć, ...
Portuguese (BR):colmo, cobrir, ...
Romanian:stuf, a acoperi cu stuf, ...
Swedish:halmtak, täcka, ...
Thai:หลังคามุงจาก, มุง, ...
Turkish:saman çatı, kaplamak, ...
Vietnamese:mái tranh, lợp lá, ...

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