Object

• cottage: Not far from the thatched cottages, a lane runs between trees down to the church.

• roof: The prices for the thatched roofs do not include the picnic tables.

• hut: They entered a village of thatched huts built in a circle around a small clearing.

• farmhouse: Rectory Farm is a large thatched farmhouse at the bottom of the street on the right hand side.

• spar: Coppicing, in which thin tree stems were cut and used as thatching spars and hedging binders, still takes place.

• barn: The property and thatched barn are individually Grade 11 listed.

Converse of object

• replace: Three years later, a new building was developed on the site, with a slate roof replacing the thatch.

• remove: The north aisle contains a 17th century bier and a fire hook for removing the thatch of houses which had caught fire.

Adjective modifier

• heather: Today a heather thatch can be seen at the Cragside estate.

• straw: Hurdles were woven from hazel or willow and topped with straw thatch.

Modifies a noun

• roof: The left cottage retains a turf thatch roof, whilst the central cottage retains the remains of stone roof flags.

• accumulation: Surface applications of phosphorus can stimulate rooting within the thatch layer, thereby further aggravating the thatch accumulation rate.

• hut: The thatch huts are roofed with plumber's hemp.

• cottage: Continue past even more delightful thatches cottages, continuing along Common Lane at the end of the High Street.

• layer: The Thatch Bank In some respects, the thatch layer in turf grass is like a current bank account.

Modifying Another Word

• pretty: There are pretty thatched cottages, barn conversions or elegant marine apartments.

Noun used with modifier

• reed: Possible candidates include wild grass or reed thatch, bark or turf.

Preposition: with

• reed: A new porch was constructed and the roof was thatched with reed.

• heather: The roofs were thatched with heather, broom or straw.

• straw: The houses were made usually with wattle and daub walls, wooden roofs thatched with straw or reeds and with clay or earth floors.