thatch
IPA: θˈætʃ
noun
- Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- (Caribbean) Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
- A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
- (by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.
- A surname.
verb
- To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.
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Examples of "thatch" in Sentences
- The thatch roof was replaced with tile.
- Slate roofs replaced the thatch on some of these.
- The colonists used the same thatch on their own buildings.
- Long ago, the roof of a house was typically made of thatch.
- All the roads in the village lead to the thatch roofed church.
- The cottages were mostly of wattle and daub with thatched roofs.
- The combination of thatch and roof tiles is quite common in that area.
- The walls are made of vertical wood planks and bamboo and a thatch roof.
- The roof covering is of thatch that is sewn to the poles with grass rope.
- The thatch roofed huts of the refugees are constructed typically in array.
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