thatch

noun (thatch — usually uncountable; a thatch); verb (thatch, thatches, thatched, thatching)

«thatch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Thatch is a roof covering made of straw, reeds or similar dried plants laid thickly. tree →
To thatch a roof is to cover it with thatch. tree →
(informal) A thatch of hair is a thick, untidy mass of hair. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, many old cottages in England, Ireland and elsewhere had thatched roofs; people in Iron Age roundhouses used thatch too. A thatcher is a person who thatches roofs. Thatch keeps rain out because water runs down the steep straw.

Examples

The cottage had a roof of golden thatch. tree →
The thatcher thatched the roof with reeds. tree →
Birds were nesting in the thatch. tree →
Iron Age roundhouses were covered with thatch. tree →
He had a thick thatch of red hair. tree →
A thatched roof needs replacing every few decades. tree →

Note

Adjective: thatched («a thatched cottage»). Person: thatcher. Ends in -tch; plural verb form «thatches».

On Mova

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