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
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
roach (plural roaches)
(US) A cockroach.
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.
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.
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.
• Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach
Roach
A surname.
• 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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
