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.
would you consider hunting under a turkey roost unethical? 2010
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Setting up close to the roost is perfectly ethical.
would you consider hunting under a turkey roost unethical? 2010
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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.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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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.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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