Roost
11roost — vb perch, *alight, light, land …
12roost — [[t]ru͟ːst[/t]] roosts, roosting, roosted 1) N COUNT A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep. 2) VERB When birds or bats roost somewhere, they rest or sleep there. [V prep/adv] The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs. 3) PHRASE: come… …
13roost — {{11}}roost (n.) late O.E. hrost wooden framework of a roof, perch, from a Germanic source, related to O.S. hrost, M.Du., Flem., Du. roest, roost framework of a roof, O.N. hrot, Goth. hrot roof. Exact relationship and ulterior connections unknown …
14roost — /roohst/, n. 1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night. 2. a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in. 3. a place for sitting, resting, or lodging. 4. rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only… …
15roost — roost1 [ rust ] verb intransitive when birds or BATS roost, they go somewhere to rest or sleep someone s chickens come home to roost or something comes home to roost used for saying that bad actions or mistakes from the past have unpleasant… …
16roost — I UK [ruːst] / US [rust] verb [intransitive] Word forms roost : present tense I/you/we/they roost he/she/it roosts present participle roosting past tense roosted past participle roosted when birds or bats roost, they go somewhere to rest or sleep …
17roost — roost1 [ru:st] n [: Old English; Origin: hrost] a place where birds rest and sleep →rule the roost at ↑rule2 (4) roost 2 roost2 v 1.) if a bird roosts, it rests or sleeps somewhere 2.) …
18roost — /rust / (say roohst) noun 1. a perch upon which domestic fowls rest at night. 2. a house or place for fowls or birds to roost in. 3. a place for sitting, resting, or staying. –verb (i) 4. to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc. 5. to settle or… …
19roost — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōst; akin to Old Saxon hrōst attic Date: before 12th century 1. a. a support on which birds rest b. a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost 2. a group of birds… …
20roost — [[t]rust[/t]] n. 1) orn a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night 2) orn a large cage, house, or other place for fowls or birds to roost in 3) a place for resting or lodging 4) orn to sit or rest on a perch, branch, etc 5) to settle or stay …
