thatch
/θætʃ/
noun
- Dried plant material such as straw, reeds, or palm leaves used for roofing.
- The cottage had a thick layer of thatch on its roof to keep out the rain.
- In many tropical villages, thatch is the most common roofing material.
- They replaced the old thatch with fresh reeds from the nearby marsh.
- A roof or covering made of such material.
- The museum's thatch was carefully maintained to preserve its historic look.
- We could see the smoke rising from the chimney through the thatch.
- The storm damaged the thatch on several houses in the village.
- A thick, messy growth of hair on a person's head.
- The little boy had a wild thatch of red hair that stuck up in all directions.
- Her gray thatch was visible under the wide-brimmed hat.
- He ran his fingers through his thick thatch, trying to smooth it down.
verb
- To cover (a roof or building) with thatch.
- We need to thatch the shed before the rainy season begins.
- The workers will thatch the new barn next week using bundles of straw.
- They learned how to thatch a roof from a master craftsman.