thatch

IPA: θˈætʃ

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.

Examples of "thatch" in Sentences

No moss ever grows on the thatch, which is brown, with white ridges.
The thatch is watertight and snug, though it must be replaced every few years.
"Aren't fizzles -- that is what you called the thatch over her eyebrows; isn't it?
He listened attentively when I suggested a roof of palm thatch, which is much less likely to be damaged and more easily repaired.
To his horror he saw that the thatch was aflame, the rotten pillars were catching fire one by one, and the rafters were burning like tinder.
It was a painful operation, for his thatch was a stubborn mat of crisp waves and knotty tangles to his plumy tail and down to his feathered toes.
The walls were made thick, rough, and strong; the interstices were matted and daubed with clay from the bed of the rivulet; the thatch was a sedge obtained from the lake; and the floor of earth was strewed with the leaves of the sweet-smelling rhododendron.