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Definitions for Thatch

[1] Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
[2] a covering of such a material.
[3] the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.
[4] something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair.
[5] Horticulture . a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn.
[6] to cover with or as if with thatch.
[7] Horticulture . to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.
[8] Edward. Teach, Edward.
[9] Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc a roof made of such a material
[10] anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head
[11] Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching
[12] to cover (a roof) with thatch

Words related to Thatch

mane, wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, tangle, shock, tresses, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristle, filament

Words nearby Thatch

that's right, that's that, that's the beauty of, that's the ticket, thataway, thatch, thatch palm, thatcher, thatcher, margaret, thatcherism, thatching

Origin of Thatch

before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak > dial. thack ) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken, Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

Other words from Thatch

thatch·less , adjective
thatch·y , adjective
re·thatch , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Thatch

Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja

Synonyms for Thatch

mane, shock, tangle, tresses