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A roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material,
  1. Cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material
    • - thatched cottages
Noun
  1. A roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material

  2. Straw or a similar material used for such a covering

  3. The hair on a person's head, esp. if thick or unruly

  4. A matted layer of dead stalks, moss, and other material in a lawn

  1. hair resembling thatched roofing material
  2. cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"
  3. Teach: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
  4. a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
  5. Thatch was a comic strip created by Jeff Shesol. The strip began in Brown University's student newspaper The Brown Daily Herald. It was later picked up for syndication by Creators Syndicate in late 1994.
  6. Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. ...
  7. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain; A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching; A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn; To cover the ...
  8. A dense, fibrous and partially decomposed layer of living and dead grass stems, leaves, and roots that accumulates between the green vegetation and soil surface.
  9. To dream that you thatch a roof with any quickly, perishable material, denotes that sorrow and discomfort will surround you. If you find that a roof which you have thatched with straw is leaking, there will be threatenings of danger, but by your rightly directed energy they may be averted.
  10. A layer of organic matter that begins to grow between the base of a plant and the soil. Usually discussed as a problem with lawns as dead roots and stems accumulate. ...
  11. The layer of dead stems that builds up under many lawn grasses. Thatch should be removed periodically to promote better water and nutrient penetration into the soil.
  12. Layer of tough, brown, fibrous material on top of the soil composed of roots, stems, and stolons (above-ground roots) that haven’t broken down yet. When excessive, it can cause shallow root development due to poor water infiltration.
  13. The dead tops of clovers, grasses, and wildflowers.
  14. Dead grass plant parts (such as roots, stems, and shoots) that have accumulated above the soil surface of a lawn.
  15. a roof covering of straw, reeds, or other vegetable material, held in place by stones, ropes, or poles, or interspersed with layers or mud
  16. Tightly intertwined layer of plant litter from accumulations of undecomposed or partially decomposed plant residues.
  17. a layer of dead and living plant matter that accumulates between soil and turf, often blocking water and nutrient movement into soil.
  18. A mat like buildup of grass roots and stems (but not of grass blade clippings) that if too thick can inhibit healthy growth.
  19. A layer of grass that does not decay into soil.
  20. A mat of undercomposed plant material (as grass roots) accumulated next to the soil in a grassy area (as a lawn)
  21. Reeds dried and bound together; used in roofing and highly flammable.
  22. A thick roof covering made from reed, rushes or straw used over thousands of years. The UK has more thatched roofs than any other European country. You can still see this type of roof on some medieval churches, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
  23. A layer of dead grass that builds up between soil level and the blades of the grass. It keeps air, water, and fertilizer from reaching the soil below.
  24. A roof covering made of straw, red palm leaves, or similar material fastened together to shed water and provide thermal insulation.
  25. A roof covering of straw, reeds or even living grass. In modern homes, most "thatching'' is only decorative, simulated with shingles.