ROACH

roach, Rutilus rutilus

(noun) European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

cockroach, roach

(noun) any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

roach

(noun) the butt of a marijuana cigarette

roach

(noun) a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

roach

(verb) cut the mane off (a horse)

roach

(verb) comb (hair) into a roach

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

roach (plural roach)

Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including

Species in the genus Rutilus, especially

The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus

Etymology 2

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

(US) A cockroach.

Etymology 3

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

(nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area.

A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Etymology 4

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

(US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.

(US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.

(UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.

Etymology 5

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

(UK, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.

(UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.

Anagrams

• Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach

Etymology

Proper noun

Roach

A surname.

Anagrams

• Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach

Source: Wiktionary

Roach, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A cockroach.

Roach, n. Etym: [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.]

1. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. (b) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish. (c) The redfin, or shiner.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. As sound as a roach Etym: [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.

Roach, v. t.

1. To cause to arch.

2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition