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thatches

The correct spelling is thatches.

How to pronounce thatches

noun

Say it like: Tha-che-s

The correct spelling is thatches. Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
  2. 2.Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
  3. 3.A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
  4. 4.(by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.

verb

  1. 1.To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.

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