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English noun: roach | |||
| 1. | roach (body) a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
| 2. | roach (artifact) the butt of a marijuana cigarette | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | butt, stub | ||
| 3. | roach (artifact) street names for flunitrazepan | ||
| Synonyms | circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roofy, rope, rophy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flunitrazepan, Rohypnol | ||
| 4. | roach (animal) any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests | ||
| Synonyms | cockroach | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dictyopterous insect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American cockroach, Asiatic cockroach, Australian cockroach, blackbeetle, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, Croton bug, crotonbug, German cockroach, giant cockroach, oriental cockroach, oriental roach, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, water bug | ||
| Member meronym | Blattaria, Blattodea, suborder Blattaria, suborder Blattodea | ||
| 5. | roach (animal) European freshwater food fish having a greenish back | ||
| Synonyms | Rutilus rutilus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cyprinid, cyprinid fish | ||
| Member meronym | genus Rutilus, Rutilus | ||
English verb: roach | |||
| 1. | roach (contact) comb (hair) into a roach | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comb | ||
| 2. | roach (contact) cut the mane off (a horse) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chop off, cut off, lop off | ||
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