plural roach also roaches
1
: a silver-green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus)
also
: any of various related fishes (such as some shiners)
2
: any of several American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae)
1
: a curved cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing or to secure a better fit
2
: a roll of hair brushed straight back from the forehead or side of the head
roached; roaching; roaches
1
: to cut so that the remainder stands upright
roach a horse's mane
2
: to cause to arch
specifically
: to brush (the hair) in a roach
—often used with up
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Rodents can chew through unopened packages, and bugs, such as ants and roaches, are attracted to sugar and starch.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
Inspectors found live roaches and flies and were found inside the establishment.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
Stoners aren’t littering a joint roach but flower-bombing the world.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Rodents can chew through unopened packages, and bugs, such as ants and roaches, are attracted to sugar and starch.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
Inspectors found live roaches and flies and were found inside the establishment.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
Stoners aren’t littering a joint roach but flower-bombing the world.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roach. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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