thatch

thatch  (thch)

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.

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[Middle English thacche, alteration (influenced by thecchen, thacchen, to thatch, from Old English theccan, to cover) of thak, from Old English thæc; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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thatcher n.

thatchy adj.

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thatch

Noun

1. Also called: (thatching) a roofing material that consists of straw or reeds

2. a roof made of such a material

3. a mass of thick untidy hair on someone's head

Verb

to cover with thatch [Old English theccan to cover]

thatched adj
thatcher n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thatch - hair resembling thatched roofing material coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
	2.	thatch - plant stalks used as roofing material roofing material - building material used in constructing roofs
	3.	Thatch - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach
	4.	thatch - a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) thatched roof roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
Verb	1.	thatch - cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs" roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Translations

thatch

n thatch [θӕtʃ]

straw, rushes etc used as a roofing material for houses. grasdak, strooi سَقْفٌ من القَش сламен/тръстиков материал за къщи došková krytina strå das Dachstroh αχυροσκεπή paja katuseõled پوشال؛ گالی oljet chaume סְכַך छप्पर krovina, slama zsúptető rumbia strá, hálmur paglia ふきわら 지붕을 이는 재료(짚·골풀 등) šiaudai,nendrės (salmu, niedru) jumta klājums jerami riet strå-/halmtak strzecha colmo paie; stuf солома, тростник (для кровли) otiepok slamy upravený ako krytina, slamená doška, šindeľ slama trska taktäckning หลังคาใบจาก saptan/sazdan dam örtüsü 蓋屋頂的材料(茅草等) солома, очерет گھاس پھونس mái che 盖屋顶的材料（茅草等）

v

to cover the roof of (a house) with thatch. met gras bedek يَسْقُف البَيْت بالقَش слагам покрив от слама/тръстика pokrýt došky tække mit Stroh decken σκεπάζω τη σκεπή με άχυρα cubrir con techo de paja katust õlgedega katma بام را با گالی یا پوشال پوشاندن kattaa oljilla couvrir de chaume לְכַסוֹת בִּסְכַך छप्पर डालना pokriti krov (slamom, itd) zsúppal fed memasang atap þekja með hálmi (ricoprire di paglia) わらでふく 짚 등으로 지붕을 이다 dengti šiaudais/nendrėmis apjumt ar salmiem, niedrēm mengatapi sst dgn jerami een dak met riet bedekken tekke med strå/halm kryć strzechą cobrir com colmo a acoperi cu paie/cu stuf крыть соломой, тростником pokryť slamenými doškami s slamo kriti prekriti trskom täcka med halm-, vasstak มุงหลังคาด้วยจาก sazla samanla kaplamak 用茅草蓋屋頂 покривати соломою چھپر ڈالنا lợp mái bằng rơm rạ 用茅草盖屋顶

adj thatched

covered with thatch thatched cottages. grasdak مَسْقوف بالقَش покрит със слама, тръстика doškový stråtækt Stroh-... αχυρόσκεπος cubierto de paja õlg-, õlgkatusega گالی پوش olki- (au toit) de chaume מְכוּסֶה סְכַך छप्पर वाला pokriven (slamom, itd) zsúpfedelű beratap rumbia sem er með stráþaki (con il tetto di paglia) わらぶきの (지붕을) 짚[]으로 이은, 초가 지붕의 dengtas šiaudais/nendrėmis ar salmu/niedru jumtu beratap jerami met rieten dak halm-/stråtekt kryty strzechą coberto de colmo cu acoperiş de paie/cu stuf покрытый соломой, тростником otiepkový s slamo krit od trske med halm-,vasstak ซึ่งมุงหลังคาด้วยจาก çatısı sazla kaplı 用茅草蓋屋頂的 покритий соломою گھاس پھوس ڈالا ہوا được lợp bằng rơm rạ 用茅草盖屋顶的