English Explanatory Dictionary

roach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
  2. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially
  3. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
  4. A common roach (Rutilus rutilus).
  5. Any of genus Hesperoleucus of California roaches.
noun
  1. Synonym of cockroach (“type of insect”).
  2. Synonym of cockroach (“as a term of abuse”).
  3. The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
  4. An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
  5. The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper (often of the cigarette paper packet itself).
verb
  1. Synonym of roach out.
noun
  1. Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
  2. A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
verb
  1. To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
  2. To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.
noun
  1. A bed or stratum of some mineral.
  2. Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Anglo-Norman
  3. A surname from placenames
  4. A placename
  5. Rivers in the United Kingdom:
  6. A river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch; in full, the River Roach.
  7. Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.
  8. A places and rivers in the United States.
  9. A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake.
  10. A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River.
  11. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.
  12. A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊtʃ/ /ɹoʊt͡ʃ/ En-au-roach.ogg

Word forms

roach roaches roaching roached Roachs

Etymology

From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”). Cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, rohȝe), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).

Synonyms

cockroach roach out

Derived words

Albanian roach Black Sea roach blue roach California roach Caspian roach common roach deroach headroach roachicide roachification roachless roachlike roachy roboroach brown-banded roach dubia roach Guyana spotted roach kikeroach Madeira roach orange-spotted roach oriental roach roach bomb roach clip roach coach roach fogger roach killer roach motel roach out roach stomper sea roach Turkroach wharf roach wood roach roach-backed roached

Translations

Greek: τζιβάνα
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