roost
roost
(ro͞ost)n.
1. A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep.
2. A group of animals in a roost.
3. A place for temporary rest or sleep: "One corner of the Panhandle served as a roost for outlaws, thieves, and killers" (Timothy Egan).
intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts
1. To rest or sleep on a perch or in a roost.
2. To rest or sleep: "We roosted high on a hill with a bottle of cheap wine and a blanket" (Julie Auer).
come home to roost
To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.
rule the roost Informal
To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.
[Middle English rooste, from Old English hrōst.]
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roost
(ruːst)n
1. (Zoology) a place, perch, branch, etc, where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep
2. a temporary place to rest or stay
3. rule the roost See rule20
vb (intr)
4. (Zoology) to rest or sleep on a roost
5. to settle down or stay
6. come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions
[Old English hrōst; related to Old Saxon hrost loft, German Rost grid]
Roost
(ruːst)n
(Physical Geography) the Roost a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands
[C16: from Old Norse röst]
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roost
(rust)n.
1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
2. a large cage, house, or other place for fowls or birds to roost in.
3. a place for resting or lodging.
v.i.4. to sit or rest on a perch, branch, etc.
5. to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
Idioms:1. come home to roost, (of an action) to react unfavorably on the doer; boomerang.
2. rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate.
[before 1100; Middle English roost (n.), Old English hrōst; c. Middle Dutch roest]
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Roost
a collection of fowls roosting together.Examples: roost of bats hanging from trees—David Attenborough; of fowls; of small birds, 1827.
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roost
Past participle: roosted
Gerund: roosting
| Imperative |
|---|
| roost |
| roost |
| Present |
|---|
| I roost |
| you roost |
| he/she/it roosts |
| we roost |
| you roost |
| they roost |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I roosted |
| you roosted |
| he/she/it roosted |
| we roosted |
| you roosted |
| they roosted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am roosting |
| you are roosting |
| he/she/it is roosting |
| we are roosting |
| you are roosting |
| they are roosting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have roosted |
| you have roosted |
| he/she/it has roosted |
| we have roosted |
| you have roosted |
| they have roosted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was roosting |
| you were roosting |
| he/she/it was roosting |
| we were roosting |
| you were roosting |
| they were roosting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had roosted |
| you had roosted |
| he/she/it had roosted |
| we had roosted |
| you had roosted |
| they had roosted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will roost |
| you will roost |
| he/she/it will roost |
| we will roost |
| you will roost |
| they will roost |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have roosted |
| you will have roosted |
| he/she/it will have roosted |
| we will have roosted |
| you will have roosted |
| they will have roosted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be roosting |
| you will be roosting |
| he/she/it will be roosting |
| we will be roosting |
| you will be roosting |
| they will be roosting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been roosting |
| you have been roosting |
| he/she/it has been roosting |
| we have been roosting |
| you have been roosting |
| they have been roosting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been roosting |
| you will have been roosting |
| he/she/it will have been roosting |
| we will have been roosting |
| you will have been roosting |
| they will have been roosting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been roosting |
| you had been roosting |
| he/she/it had been roosting |
| we had been roosting |
| you had been roosting |
| they had been roosting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would roost |
| you would roost |
| he/she/it would roost |
| we would roost |
| you would roost |
| they would roost |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have roosted |
| you would have roosted |
| he/she/it would have roosted |
| we would have roosted |
| you would have roosted |
| they would have roosted |
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Translations
يَجْثُم
hřadhřadovatkurník
sovepind
kotiutuaorsi
elülülõ
fugla-/hænsnaprik; greinsitja/sofa á priki/grein
duoti tonątupėti ant laktos
laktatupēt uz laktas
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roost
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roost
(ruːst) nouna branch etc on which a bird rests at night.
verb(of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.
ˈrooster noun(especially American) a farmyard cock.
rule the roostto be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed.
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