1. Plant stalks used as roofing material
   "The traditional cottage had a charming thatch roof"
    
2. A house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
   "The quaint cottage featured a traditional thatch that kept the interior cool in summer";
   - thatched roof
    
3. A dense growth of grass stems, dead leaves and roots between soil and growing grass
   "The lawn developed a thick thatch that prevented water penetration"
    
4. [informal] Thick or unruly hair
   "He ran his fingers through his unruly thatch of red hair";
   - mop [informal]

1. Cover with thatch
   "thatch the roofs"

1. An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
   - Teach, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard

Derived forms: thatching, thatches, thatched

Type of: buccaneer, coif, coiffure, do [informal], hair style, hairdo [informal], hairstyle, pirate, roof, roofing material, sea robber, sea rover

Encyclopedia: Thatch