roach
IPA: rˈoʊtʃ
noun
- Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
- Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
- A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- A California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- (US) A cockroach.
- (US, slang, smoking) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- (US, slang, smoking) An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
- (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
- (nautical) Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
- A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
- (UK, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
- (UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
- A surname.
- A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn from Norman, in turn from Old French]
- A surname from placenames
- A placename
- A rivers in the United Kingdom
- The River Roach, a river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch.
- A places and rivers in the United States
- A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake.
- A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.
- An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling. [A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.]
verb
- (transitive) To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
- (transitive, by extension) To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.
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Examples of "roach" in Sentences
- The roach is taken aback by this determination and walks away.
- Meanwhile, the giant roach is still pursuing Hayate and Maria.
- In fact, the roach is able to lift up its front legs again and walk.
- Hayate and Maria then arrive and sees Isumi who tells them the roach is gone.
- I accept the sneer with pleasure, as I would an honorary degree in roach control from the University of … well, Ockham.
- The roach is about to attack Hayate when a shaking and scared Maria intervenes and stands between the roach and Hayate.
- And to think back to his comments about Michael Irvin's "what they call a roach" moment and the ribbing Greggo gave him is now laughable.
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