Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep.
- noun A group of animals in a roost.
- noun A place for temporary rest or sleep.
- intransitive verb To rest or sleep on a perch or in a roost.
- intransitive verb To rest or sleep.
- idiom (come home to roost) To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones.
- idiom (rule the roost) To be in charge; dominate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To occupy a roost; perch, as a bird.
- To stick or stay upon a resting-place; cling or adhere to a rest, as a limpet on a rock.
- To set or perch, as a bird on a roost: used reflexively.
- noun A pole or perch upon which fowls rest at night; any place upon which a bird may perch to rest; also, a locality where birds, as pigeons, habitually spend the night.
- noun Hence A temporary abiding- or resting-place.
- noun The fowls which occupy such a roost, collectively.
- noun The inner roof of a cottage, composed of spars reaching from one wall to the other; a garret. Jamieson. [Scotch.]
- See
roust .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb See
roust , v. t. - noun obsolete Roast.
- noun The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch.
- noun A collection of fowls roosting together.
- noun on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
- intransitive verb To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.
- intransitive verb Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, Shetland and Orkney A
tidal race . - noun The
place where abird sleeps (usually itsnest or abranch ). - verb of birds
sleep . - verb to come back home
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sit, as on a branch
- noun a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
- verb settle down or stay, as if on a roost
- noun a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's a lot of fun, but having the chance to get under a roost is nearly impossible.
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Setting up close to the roost is perfectly ethical.
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Setting up close to the roost is perfectly ethical.
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It's a lot of fun, but having the chance to get under a roost is nearly impossible.
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The flip is that the show is a dream haven for great comedy writers, and with Carell, Helms, and now John Krasinski breaking into high-profile features, it serves as an ideal primetime launch pad and, unlike SNL, a longterm roost for established talent to boot.
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Thanks to organized protest, general public outcry, and the intervention of both the Audubon Society and the NYC Parks Department, Pale Male and Lola can again roost in peace.
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Thanks to organized protest, general public outcry, and the intervention of both the Audubon Society and the NYC Parks Department, Pale Male and Lola can again roost in peace.
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Running and gunning birds off the roost might be a lttle too much for her at first.
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Running and gunning birds off the roost might be a lttle too much for her at first.
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Calling a gobbler to the gun straight off the roost is a fairly rare occurrence; gobblers almost always roost with hen, so they have "dates" as soon as they hit the ground.
chained_bear commented on the word roost
Manx, "bark," equivalent to Old Irish rúsc, Welsh rhisg(l). (Not sure if this means bark as in a tree, or bark like a dog, but I'm guessing the former.)
April 23, 2009