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- [thach]
- /θætʃ/
- /θætʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thach]
- /θætʃ/
Definitions of thatch word
- noun thatch Edward, Teach, Edward. 1
- verb with object thatch to cover with or as if with thatch. 1
- verb with object thatch Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch. 1
- transitive verb thatch roof: cover with straw, etc. 1
- noun thatch roof covering: straw, etc. 1
- noun thatch thick hair on head 1
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Origin of thatch
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Thatch
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thatch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thatch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thatch
noun thatch
- cilia — the eyelashes
- cilium — any of the short thread-like projections on the surface of a cell, organism, etc, whose rhythmic beating causes movement of the organism or of the surrounding fluid
- cowlick — a tuft of hair over the forehead
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
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