thatch

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

   “Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch. This was a prewar place.”

2. (Caribbean, countable, uncountable)Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
3. (countable, uncountable)A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.

   “Mark Ladd, the venue’s assistant director of operations, notes that the fake greenery looks authentic: the height and colour of the blades are varied, with a few brown ones thrown in to emulate dead thatch.”

4. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.

   “An outgoing, story-telling Irishman from Butte, Montana, with his thatch of red hair and sandpapered face, Matt was the quintessential imp.”

verb

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

name

1. A surname.