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roaches

roaches is the plural of roach.

roaches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roach.

Meaning of roach

Noun (1)

roach (plural roaches or roach)

  1. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially
  2. A common roach (Rutilus rutilus).
  3. Any member of the genus Hesperoleucus of California roaches.

Noun (2)

roach (plural roaches)

  1. (US) Synonym of cockroach (“type of insect”).
    Synonyms:
    cockroach
  2. (derogatory, slang) Synonym of cockroach (“as a term of abuse”).
    Synonyms:
    cockroach
  3. (US, slang) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.

See all 23 meanings of roach

Proper noun capitalized: Roaches

Roaches

  1. (plural) plural of Roache
  2. (plural) plural of Roach

Phrases with roaches

Questions about roaches

What is roaches the plural of?
Roaches is the plural of roach.
What part of speech is roaches?
Roaches is a proper noun.

Words near roaches in the dictionary

  1. Roachburn
  2. roachclip
  3. Roache
  4. roached
  5. roached out
  6. roaches
  7. roaches out
  8. roachicide
  9. roachicides
  10. roachification
  11. roaching

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