thatched; thatching; thatches
: to cover with or as if with thatch
thatcher
noun
1
a
: a plant material (such as straw) used as a sheltering cover especially of a house
b
: a sheltering cover (such as a house roof) made of such material
c
: a mat of undecomposed plant material (such as grass clippings) accumulated next to the soil in a grassy area (such as a lawn)
2
: something likened to the thatch of a house
especially
: the hair of one's head
Examples of thatch in a Sentence
Noun
Mice were living in the thatch of the roof.
We ate lunch in the shade under the thatch of a beachfront restaurant.
her thatch of dark brown hair
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Raffia thatched roofs and sun shades, terra cotta pots housing cacti, placo arches and zellige tile mosaics that bring together South American and South of France style.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
That speculative element is teased right there in the title: One of God’s best and brightest has been knocked from heaven by war’s tumult and is caught in a thatch of barbed wire.
—Ben H. Winters, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Verb
The Tropical Ocean looks like a Caribbean hideaway with huts which are built from bamboo and have thatched roofs.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Raffia thatched roofs and sun shades, terra cotta pots housing cacti, placo arches and zellige tile mosaics that bring together South American and South of France style.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Noun
Look for areas where dry, brown grass has accumulated on the lawn and use a rake to remove or de-thatch it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
That speculative element is teased right there in the title: One of God’s best and brightest has been knocked from heaven by war’s tumult and is caught in a thatch of barbed wire.
—Ben H. Winters, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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“Thatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thatch. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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thatch
1 of 2 verb
: to cover with or as if with thatch
thatch
2 of 2 noun1
: a plant material (as straw) used to cover the roof of a building
2
: a mat of plant matter (as grass clippings) that has accumulated on the soil surface of a grassy area (as a lawn)
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