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headroach

headroach noun: synonym of roach (“kind of headdress worn by some indigenous peoples of North American”).

Noun

headroach (plural headroaches)

  1. Synonym of roach (“kind of headdress worn by some indigenous peoples of North American”).
    • Aiming his one-eyed magic / he frames headroaches and cockroaches.1975, Lew Blockcoski, edited by Kenneth Rosen, Voices of the Rainbow, paperback edition, New York: The Viking Press, published 1980, →ISBN, Reservation Special, page 168
    Synonyms:
    roach

Synonyms of headroach

Forms of headroach

pluralheadroaches

Origin of headroach

From head + roach.

Questions about headroach

What does headroach mean?
Headroach means synonym of roach (“kind of headdress worn by some indigenous peoples of North American”).
What part of speech is headroach?
Headroach is a noun.
What is the plural of headroach?
The plural of headroach is headroaches.

Words near headroach in the dictionary

  1. headright
  2. headrights
  3. headrigs
  4. headring
  5. headrings
  6. headroach
  7. headroaches
  8. headroom
  9. headrooms
  10. headrope
  11. headropes

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