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1 Thatch -- rank: 1000

Thatch definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THATCH, n. [L. tego; Eng. deck.] Straw or other substance used ... of hay or grain, for securing them from rain, etc. THATCH, v.t. To cover with straw, reeds or some similar substance; as, to thatch a house or a stable, or a stack of grain ... of North America (died in 1718) [syn: Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard] 4: a house roof made with a plant ...

2 silver thatch -- rank: 828

silver thatch definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small stocky ... southern Florida and Cuba [syn: key palm, silvertop palmetto, silver thatch, Thrinax microcarpa, Thrinax morrisii, Thrinax keyensis] 2: small palm of ... Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora]

3 Thatch sparrow -- rank: 828

Thatch sparrow definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thatch Thatch, n. [OE. thak, AS. [thorn][ae]c a roof; akin ... of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow. House spider (Zo["o]l.), any spider which habitually ...

4 thatch tree -- rank: 814

thatch tree definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small ... Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora]

5 thatch palm -- rank: 814

thatch palm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small ... Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora]

6 Edward Thatch -- rank: 801

Edward Thatch definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an English ... of North America (died in 1718) [syn: Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard]

7 THATCH-GALLOWS -- rank: 774

THATCH-GALLOWS Definitions 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A rogue ...

8 Thatching -- rank: 664

Thatching definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THATCH'ING, ppr. Covering with straw or thatch. THATCH'ING, n. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch, so as to keep out water. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thatch Thatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. ...

9 Thatched -- rank: 520

Thatched definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THATCH'ED, pp. Covered with straw or thatch. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thatch Thatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.] [From Thatch, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS. ?eccean to cover.] To cover ... roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain. ...

10 Thatcher -- rank: 428

Thatcher definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THATCH'ER, n. One whose occupation is to thatch houses. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: British stateswoman ... British prime minister (1979-90) Merriam Webster's noun see thatch I Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thatcher Thatch"er, n. One who thatches. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (thatchers ...

11 Wattle -- rank: 369

... 3. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. WATTLE, v.t. 1. To bind with twigs. 2. To ... construction c. plural poles laid on a roof to support thatch 2. Australian acacia 2 • wattled adjective II. transitive verb (wattled ... 2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A naked fleshy, and usually ...

12 Thack -- rank: 369

Thack definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THACK, for thatch, is local. [See Thatch.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thack Thack, Thacker Thack"er See Thatch, Thatcher. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

13 Thrinax parviflora -- rank: 369

... Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora]

14 broom palm -- rank: 369

... Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora]

15 Tile -- rank: 369

... tegula tile; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch Date: before 12th century 1. plural tiles or tile a ... tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.] 1. A plate, or thin piece, of ... metal, roofage, roofing, shake, sheathe, shingle, siding, slate, stone, tarmacadam, thatch, tiling, urn, vase, veneer, wall in, wall up, walling, wallpaper ...