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1 N‑COUNT A thatch or a thatch roof is a roof made from straw or reeds. □  They would live in a small house with a green door and a new thatch.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Thatch is straw or reeds used to make a roof.

3 N‑SING You can refer to someone's hair as their thatch of hair, especially when it is very thick and untidy. □ [+ of ] Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.

thatched /θæ tʃt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A thatched house or a house with a thatched roof has a roof made of straw or reeds.

thatch|er /θæ tʃə ^r / (thatchers ) N‑COUNT A thatcher is a person whose job is making roofs from straw or reeds.

thatch|ing /θæ tʃ I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Thatching is straw or reeds used to make a roof.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Thatching is the skill or activity of making roofs from straw or reeds.

that'd /ðæ t ^ə d/ That'd is a spoken form of 'that would', or of 'that had' when 'had' is an auxiliary verb.

that'll /ðæ t ^ə l/ That'll is a spoken form of 'that will'.

that's /ðæ ts/ That's is a spoken form of 'that is'.

thaw /θɔː / (thaws , thawing , thawed )

1 VERB When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws , it melts. □ [V ] It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw.

2 N‑COUNT A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter. □  We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.

3 VERB When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws , you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use. □ [V n] Always thaw pastry thoroughly. □ [V ] The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut. ● PHRASAL VERB Thaw out means the same as thaw . □ [V n P ] Thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan. □ [V P n] I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home. [Also V P ]

4 VERB If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw , they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly. □ [V n] At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere. □ [V ] It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw. ● N‑SING Thaw is also a noun. □ [+ in ] His visit is one of the most striking results of the thaw in relations between the two countries.

▸  thaw out → see thaw 3

the ◆◆◆ The is the definite article. It is used at the beginning of noun groups. The is usually pronounced /ðə/ before a consonant and /ði/ before a vowel, but pronounced /ðiː/ when you are emphasizing it. 1 DET You use the at the beginning of noun groups to refer to someone or something that you have already mentioned or identified. □  We both got up and, ignoring the waiter, made our way to the buffet. □  Six of the 38 people were Russian citizens.

2 DET You use the at the beginning of a noun group when the first noun is followed by an 'of' phrase or a clause which identifies the person or thing. □  There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat. □  Of the 9,660 cases processed last year, only 10 per cent were totally rejected.

3 DET You use the in front of some nouns that refer to something in our general experience of the world. □  It's always hard to speculate about the future. □  Amy sat outside in the sun.

4 DET You use the in front of nouns that refer to people, things, services, or institutions that are associated with everyday life. □  The doctor's on his way. □  Who was that on the phone?

5 DET You use the instead of a possessive determiner, especially when you are talking about a part of someone's body or a member of their family. □  'How's the family?'—'Just fine, thank you.' □  I patted him on the head.