Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: perch, rest

See Also: henroost, perch, root, settle, settle down, shelter, sit, sit down, steady down, take root

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