thatch
thatch
(thăch)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.
[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.]
thatch′er n.
thatch′y adj.
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thatch
(θætʃ)n
1. (Building)
a. Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc
b. a roof made of such a material
2. anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head
3. (Plants) Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching
vb
(Building) to cover (a roof) with thatch
[Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja]
ˈthatcher n
ˈthatchless adj
ˈthatchy adj
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thatch
(θætʃ)n.
1. Also, thatch′ing. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
2. a covering of such a material.
3. any of various palms having leaves used for thatch.
4. something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head.
5. a matted layer of dead vegetation at the base of plantings.
v.t.6. to cover with or as if with thatch.
7. to remove thatch from (a lawn, etc.); dethatch.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from n.) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide]
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thatch
Past participle: thatched
Gerund: thatching
| Imperative |
|---|
| thatch |
| thatch |
| Present |
|---|
| I thatch |
| you thatch |
| he/she/it thatches |
| we thatch |
| you thatch |
| they thatch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I thatched |
| you thatched |
| he/she/it thatched |
| we thatched |
| you thatched |
| they thatched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am thatching |
| you are thatching |
| he/she/it is thatching |
| we are thatching |
| you are thatching |
| they are thatching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have thatched |
| you have thatched |
| he/she/it has thatched |
| we have thatched |
| you have thatched |
| they have thatched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was thatching |
| you were thatching |
| he/she/it was thatching |
| we were thatching |
| you were thatching |
| they were thatching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had thatched |
| you had thatched |
| he/she/it had thatched |
| we had thatched |
| you had thatched |
| they had thatched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will thatch |
| you will thatch |
| he/she/it will thatch |
| we will thatch |
| you will thatch |
| they will thatch |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have thatched |
| you will have thatched |
| he/she/it will have thatched |
| we will have thatched |
| you will have thatched |
| they will have thatched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be thatching |
| you will be thatching |
| he/she/it will be thatching |
| we will be thatching |
| you will be thatching |
| they will be thatching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been thatching |
| you have been thatching |
| he/she/it has been thatching |
| we have been thatching |
| you have been thatching |
| they have been thatching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been thatching |
| you will have been thatching |
| he/she/it will have been thatching |
| we will have been thatching |
| you will have been thatching |
| they will have been thatching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been thatching |
| you had been thatching |
| he/she/it had been thatching |
| we had been thatching |
| you had been thatching |
| they had been thatching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would thatch |
| you would thatch |
| he/she/it would thatch |
| we would thatch |
| you would thatch |
| they would thatch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have thatched |
| you would have thatched |
| he/she/it would have thatched |
| we would have thatched |
| you would have thatched |
| they would have thatched |
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thatch
The build-up of dead organic matter and moss at soil level.
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Translations
سَقْفٌ من القَشيَسْقُف البَيْت بالقَش
došekdošková krytinapokrýt došky
stråtække
zsúppal fedzsúptetõ
òekja meî hálmistrá, hálmur
dengtas nendrėmisdengtas šiaudaisdengti nendrėmisdengti šiaudaisnendrės
apjumt ar salmiem, niedrēmjumta klājums
otiepok slamy upravený ako krytinapokryť otiepkami slamy
saptan/sazdan dam örtüsüsazla samanla kaplamak
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thatch
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thatch
(θӕtʃ) nounstraw, rushes etc used as a roofing material for houses.
verbto cover the roof of (a house) with thatch.
thatched adjectivecovered with thatch. thatched cottages.
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