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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
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
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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