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Definitions for Roost

[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] to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
[5] to settle or stay, especially for the night.
[6] come home to roost , (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.
[7] rule the roost , to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.
[8] a place, perch, branch, etc, where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep
[9] a temporary place to rest or stay
[10] rule the roost See rule (def. 20)
[11] (intr) to rest or sleep on a roost
[12] (intr) to settle down or stay
[13] come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions
[14] the Roost a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands

Words related to Roost

birdhouse, henhouse, abode, perch, land, sit, alight, settle, sleep, lodging

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Origin of Roost

before 1100; Middle English roost (noun), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest

Other words from Roost

un·roost·ed , adjective
un·roost·ing , adjective

Word origin for Roost

C16: from Old Norse röst

Synonyms for Roost

birdhouse, henhouse, roosting place