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- Dictionarythatch/θatʃ/
noun
- 1. a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material: "the rain drummed noisily on the thatch above her head"
verb
- 1. cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material: "they have constructed the walls and are now thatching the roof"
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a mass of thick or untidy hair: In the daylight it is apparent that his trademark white-blond thatch of hair is starting to look a little thin on top. See more.
1. a. : a plant material (such as straw) used as a sheltering cover especially of a house. b. : a sheltering cover (such as a house roof) made of such material. c. : a mat of undecomposed plant material (such as grass clippings) accumulated next to the soil in a grassy area (such as a lawn) 2. : something likened to the thatch of a house.
Thatch definition: a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.. See examples of THATCH used in a sentence.
noun. us / θætʃ / uk / θætʃ / [ U ] straw or reeds used to make roofs. Robert Harding Productions/robertharding/GettyImages. thatch of hair. a mass of thick or messy hair: In the daylight it is apparent that his trademark white-blond thatch of hair is starting to look a little thin on top. See more.
When straw or other dried grasses are used to cover a roof, it's called thatch. People have used thatch to keep the rain out for at least 300 years. Although dry grasses might not seem like the sturdiest roof, thatch is actually a rain-proof, insulating substance.
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.
1. countable noun. A thatch or a thatch roof is a roof made from straw or reeds. They would live in a small house with a green door and a new thatch. 2. uncountable noun. Thatch is straw or reeds used to make a roof. Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer. 3. singular noun.
something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair. Botany [ Hort. ] 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.
Oct 31, 2017 · Definition of thatch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'thatch'. 1. A thatch or a thatch roof is a roof made from straw or reeds. [...] 2. Thatch is straw or reeds used to make a roof. [...] 3. You can refer to someone's hair as their thatch of hair, especially when it is very thick and messy.
