Roach vs. Cockroach

Roachnoun

Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:

Roachnoun

Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:

Roachnoun

The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus

Roachnoun

(US) A cockroach.

Roachnoun

(nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area.

Roachnoun

A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Roachnoun

Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.

Roachnoun

A butt of a marijuana cigarette.

Roachnoun

The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.

Roachnoun

A bed or stratum of some mineral.

Roachnoun

Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.

Roachnoun

A cockroach.

Roachnoun

A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.

Roachnoun

A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.

Roachverb

To cause to arch.

Roachverb

To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.

Roachnoun

the butt of a marijuana cigarette

Roachnoun

street names for flunitrazepan

Roachnoun

any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

Roachnoun

European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

Cockroachnoun

A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

Cockroachnoun

A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.

Cockroachnoun

A Tutsi.

Cockroachnoun

A derogatory term for a black-clad and black-masked protester in Hong Kong during the 2019 protests.

Cockroachnoun

An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.

Cockroachnoun

any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

Cockroach

Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects of the order Blattodea, which also includes termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats.