plural roach also roaches
1
: a silver-green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus)
also
: any of various related fishes (such as some shiners)
2
: any of several American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae)
1
: a curved cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing or to secure a better fit
2
: a roll of hair brushed straight back from the forehead or side of the head
roached; roaching; roaches
1
: to cut so that the remainder stands upright
roach a horse's mane
2
: to cause to arch
specifically
: to brush (the hair) in a roach
—often used with up
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Local supermarket shut down due to roaches, food safety
East West Foods, 4411 47th Ave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
June included restaurants with excessive roaches, rat droppings and one spot with five gambling machines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
In one video, the passenger shared a video of a brown roach making its way up the back of a chair from the back seat pocket with its little legs as passengers who witnessed it could be heard murmuring in the background.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Besides the unsanitary nature of it all, spilled food will attract kitchen pests like ants, roaches, and mice.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Local supermarket shut down due to roaches, food safety
East West Foods, 4411 47th Ave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
June included restaurants with excessive roaches, rat droppings and one spot with five gambling machines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
In one video, the passenger shared a video of a brown roach making its way up the back of a chair from the back seat pocket with its little legs as passengers who witnessed it could be heard murmuring in the background.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for roach
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roach. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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