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• cock|roach — «KOK ROHCH», noun. any one of several small, brownish or yellowish insects often found in kitchens and around water pipes. Cockroaches usually come out at night. They have flattened oval bodies and an unpleasant odor. »If the cockroaches Blatta… …   Useful english dictionary

• roach — cock·roach; roach; …   English syllables

• cock — bab·cock; baw·cock; bil·cock; cock; cock·ad·ed; cock·aigne; cock·al; cock·a·lo·rum; cock·a·ma·roo; cock·an·dy; cock·a·pert; cock·a·rouse; cock·a·tiel; cock·a·too; cock·a·touche; cock·a·trice; cock·a·wee; cock·bell; cock·bill; cock·boat;… …   English syllables

• roach — n 1a. the butt of a joint (a marihuana ciga rette). An American term adopted else where in the late 1960s; this use of the word arose before World War II and is probably simply a borrowing of cock roach . (Some authorities have suggested a… …   Contemporary slang

• roach —    1. the butt of a marijuana cigarette    I have no plausible etymology:     The waitress took the roach, sniffed it, and said, Thank you, dear. Just what I need. (Sanders, 1986)    2. American    a cockroach    In a prudish anxiety to avoid any …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• cockroach — cock·roach …   English syllables

• cockroach — cock·roach käk .rōch n any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests see BLATTA, BLATTELLA, PERIPLANETA * * * cock·roach (kokґrōch) [Sp. cucaracha] any of vari …   Medical dictionary

• cockroach — cock•roach [[t]ˈkɒkˌroʊtʃ[/t]] n. ent any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and usu. nocturnal habits and including several common household pests Also called roach I, 1) …   From formal English to slang

• cockroach — cock|roach [ˈkɔk rəutʃ US ˈka:k routʃ] n also roach AmE [Date: 1600 1700; : Spanish; Origin: cucaracha, from cuca caterpillar ] a large black or brown insect that lives in dirty houses, especially if they are warm and there is food to eat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cockroach — cock·roach (kŏk’rōch′) n. ▸ Any of numerous insects of the order or suborder Blattaria, having oval flat bodies and laying eggs in hardened cases, and including several species that are common household pests. ╂ [By folk etymology from obsolete… …   Word Histories