roached
Cut standing upright
Roached describes something cut or shaped into a curved, bristly ridge, like the arched back of a cockroach.
A roached mane on a horse is clipped short so it stands upright along the neck.
A roached back on a dog curves unnaturally upward.
In slang, roached means depleted or used up, from a marijuana cigarette smoked down to the roach: We're roached—there's nothing left.
Central standing hair strip
trimmed · mane · punk · edgy · sides · undercut · fade · bristled
Emptied of resources
Unraveled at edges
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · weathered · beaten · battered · rundown · ragged · damaged · ruined
Exposed to wood fumes
- finishedBrought to an end
- cashedExchanged for currency
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- doneNo longer in progress
empty · ashed · burnt · stubbed · remnant · clip · butt · end
Overrun by pests
- buggyHorse-drawn cart
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- verminHarmful small animals
- pestHarmful creature or nag
exterminator · fumigated · contaminated · unsanitary · grimy · filthy · squalid · creepy-crawly
mohawk
Central standing hair strip
buzzed · trimmed · mane · punk · edgy · sides · undercut · fade · bristled · shorn
drained
Emptied of resources
frayed
Unraveled at edges
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shabbyWorn and neglected
dilapidated · decrepit · weathered · beaten · battered · rundown · ragged · damaged · ruined · trashed
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
done · empty · ashed · burnt · stubbed · remnant · clip · butt · end
infested
Overrun by pests
pest · exterminator · fumigated · contaminated · unsanitary · grimy · filthy · squalid · creepy-crawly
- roach motelAdhesive insect snare
- roach killerPoison for household insects
- roach sprayInsecticide for household pests
- roach baitPoison for crawling insects
- roach coachSlang for mobile eatery
- roach coachesMobile eateries, derogatory term