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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Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Five Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed and several others had issues with rodents and roaches, according to the city’s latest health inspections report.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
Six live roaches were spotted under the prep table, five roaches inside a notebook on a shelf, five roaches on another wood shelf above the three-compartment sink, three live roaches on the metal shelf over that same sink, and 14 other roaches.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Stevens on Friday night closed 21 points and 10 assists for the Heat’s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, in a 152-102 roach victory over the New York Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The select fish species that may be caught on camera are the bleak, common roach, eel, freshwater bream, ide, perch, pike, pike-perch, rudd, and the white bream.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Five Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed and several others had issues with rodents and roaches, according to the city’s latest health inspections report.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
Six live roaches were spotted under the prep table, five roaches inside a notebook on a shelf, five roaches on another wood shelf above the three-compartment sink, three live roaches on the metal shelf over that same sink, and 14 other roaches.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Stevens on Friday night closed 21 points and 10 assists for the Heat’s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, in a 152-102 roach victory over the New York Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roach. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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