roost

Plural: roosts

Noun

• a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
• a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
• The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
• A group of birds roosting together.
• A bedroom.
• The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.
• A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
• A tidal race.

Verb

Verb Forms: roosted, roosting, roosts

• To settle down for rest or sleep, like a bird.
• sit, as on a branch
• settle down or stay, as if on a roost
• To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.
• To spend the night.
• To kick (a ball) a long distance.
• Alternative form of roust.

Examples

• The high-scoring letters seemed to ROOST on my rack, waiting for the perfect moment.

Synonyms

perch, rest

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