roach

noun/roʊtʃ/

Frequency rank: #8,246 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a cockroach; a common household insect pest.

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Example sentence

He found the roach hiding behind the refrigerator in the kitchen.

Synonyms & related words

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