thatch
Example Sentences
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Zach’s not much taller than me and has this thatch of reddish-brown hair that sticks up all over the place.
From Literature
It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.
Surrounded by floodwaters, their hamlet of thatch and mud homes had been battling a massive outbreak of cholera, a deadly disease spread by poor sanitation.
From Salon
The homes are filled with quirky leaded glass windows, uneven angles and heaps of wood shingles, resembling a thatched straw roof.
From Los Angeles Times
Today, Mr. Fox writes, there are merely “300 thatched buildings left in the whole of Scotland, and just three Highland thatchers capable of maintaining them.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
