ROOST

roost

(noun) a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

roost

(noun) a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

roost

(verb) settle down or stay, as if on a roost

perch, roost, rest

(verb) sit, as on a branch; “The birds perched high in the tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

roost (plural roosts)

The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

A group of birds roosting together.

A bedroom

(Scotland) The inner roof of a cottage.

Verb

roost (third-person singular simple present roosts, present participle roosting, simple past and past participle roosted)

(intransitive, of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest

(figurative) to spend the night

Etymology 2

Noun

roost (plural roosts)

(Shetland and Orkney) A tidal race.

Etymology 3

Verb

roost (third-person singular simple present roosts, present participle roosting, simple past and past participle roosted)

Alternative form of roust

Anagrams

• Sorto, Toors, ostro, roots, stoor, toros, torso

Source: Wiktionary

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Roost, n.

Definition: Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Roost, v. t.

Definition: See Roust, v. t.

Roost, n. Etym: [AS. hrost; akin to OD. roest roost, roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. Roof.]

1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden.

2. A collection of fowls roosting together. At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.

Roost, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roosting.]

1. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. Wordsworth.

2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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