roach
roach is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.) 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.
- 3.To cause to arch.
- 4.To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- and
- bell
- better
- bill
- bloom
- bobbish
- body
- brave
- buck
- can
- case
- clean
- cure
- daisy
- enjoy
- est
- eupepsia
- excellent
- feather
- fine
- fire
- florid
- flourish
- flush
- fresh
- full
- get
- good
- green
- hale
- hardy
- have
- health
- healthful
- healthy
- hearty
- high
- improve
- incorruptibility
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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