thatch
noun
Also a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
thatches
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pluralof thatch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof thatch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
thatchnounAlso a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
Example Sentences
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Bryson DeChambeau fought the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s.
From Fox News ● Jul. 15, 2021
Bryson DeChambeau’s new muscles were no match for the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2021
In the other direction, renters outnumber homeowners living in bungalows and simple two-story houses with thatches of neat front lawns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2020
Here cattle-byres and shippons ranged snugly on three sides of an open space, their venerable slates yellow with lichens, their thatches green with moss.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
