roost

roost  (rst)

n.

1. A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.

2. A place with perches for fowl or other birds.

3. A place for temporary rest or sleep.

intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts

To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.

Idioms:

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.

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[Middle English rooste, from Old English hrst.]

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roost

Noun

a place where birds rest or sleep

Verb

1. to rest or sleep on a roost

2. come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions

3. rule the roost to have authority over people in a particular place [Old English hrōst]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds henroost - a roost for hens at night perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
	2.	roost - a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
Verb	1.	roost - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" perch, rest sit, sit down - be seated
	2.	roost - settle down or stay, as if on a roost steady down, take root, settle down, root, settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

Translations

roost [ruːst] n → percha

vi → pasar la noche

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roost [ruːst] n → juchoir m

vi → se jucher

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roost [ruːst] vi (birds) → sich niederlassen

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roost [ruːst] n → appollaiato

vi → appollaiarsi