About The Word Roost
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Roost
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What's The Definition Of Roost?
[n] a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
[n] a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds [v] settle down or stay, as if on a roost [v] sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" Synonyms | Synonyms for Roost: perch | rest Related Terms | Find terms related to Roost: See Also | henroost | perch | root | settle | settle down | shelter | sit | sit down | steady down | take root Roost In Webster's Dictionary \Roost\, n.
Roast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Roost\, v. t. See {Roust}, v. t. \Roost\, n. [AS. hr[=o]st; 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. |
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