'Roach' definitions:
Definition of 'roach'
(from WordNet)
noun
A roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
noun
The butt of a marijuana cigarette
noun
Street names for flunitrazepan [syn: R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle]
noun
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests [syn: cockroach, roach]
noun
European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn: roach, Rutilus rutilus]
verb
Comb (hair) into a roach
verb
Cut the mane off (a horse)
Definition of 'Roach'
From: GCIDE
- Roach \Roach\, n. (Zool.) A cockroach. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Roach'
From: GCIDE
- Roach \Roach\, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.]
- 1. (Zool.) (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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. [1913 Webster]
- As sound as a roach [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock], perfectly sound. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Roach'
From: GCIDE
- Roach \Roach\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to arch. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'roach'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acid,
- afterglow,
- afterimage,
- antidepressant,
- ataractic,
- balance,
- butt,
- butt end,
- candle ends,
- cat flea,
- chaff,
- chigoe,
- cockroach,
- crab,
- debris,
- DET,
- detritus,
- diethyltryptamine,
- dimethyltryptamine,
- DMT,
- dog flea,
- end,
- fag end,
- filings,
- flea,
- fossil,
- gage,
- ganja,
- grass,
- grayback,
- hallucinogen,
- hash,
- hashish,
- hay,
- hemp,
- holdover,
- husks,
- jigger,
- joint,
- kava,
- leavings,
- leftovers,
- louse,
- LSD,
- marijuana,
- Mary Jane,
- mescal,
- mescal bean,
- mescal button,
- mescaline,
- mind-altering drug,
- mind-blowing drug,
- mind-expanding drug,
- mite,
- morning glory seeds,
- nit,
- odds and ends,
- offscourings,
- orts,
- parasite,
- parings,
- peyote,
- pot,
- psilocin,
- psilocybin,
- psychedelic,
- psychic energizer,
- psychoactive drug,
- psychochemical,
- psychotomimetic,
- rags,
- red bug,
- reefer,
- refuse,
- relics,
- remainder,
- remains,
- remnant,
- residue,
- residuum,
- rest,
- rubbish,
- ruins,
- rump,
- sand flea,
- sawdust,
- scourings,
- scraps,
- shadow,
- shavings,
- stick,
- STP,
- straw,
- stubble,
- stump,
- survival,
- sweepings,
- tea,
- THC,
- trace,
- tranquilizer,
- vermin,
- vestige,
- waste,
- weed,
- weevil