Synonyms of the word

cockroach

• n. A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
• n. (slang) An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygienic or rapidly procreating.
• n. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda) A Tutsi.

roach

• n. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including.
• n. (US) A cockroach.
• n. (nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech edge of a sail to increase the sail area.
• n. A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.
• n. (US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
• n. (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
• n. (Britain, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
• n. (Britain, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
• n. (Britain, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.