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).

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 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]

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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.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

roost

Past participle: roosted
Gerund: roosting

Imperative

roost

roost

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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"

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Translations

يَجْثُم

hřadhřadovatkurník

sovepind

Ruhestangeschlafen

κούρνιακουρνιάζω

gallinero

kotiutuaorsi

perchoirpercher

elülülõ

fugla-/hænsnaprik; greinsitja/sofa á priki/grein

appollaiarsipollaioposatoioessere il padrone del vapore

duoti tonątupėti ant laktos

laktatupēt uz laktas

sovestedvaglevagle seg

tünektünemek

栖息栖木鸡棚

roost

[ruːst]

A. N (gen) → percha f; (= hen roost) → gallinero m
to rule the roost → llevar la batuta

B. VI

1. (lit) → dormir posado

2. (fig) to come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost → ahora su política produce su fruto amargo, ahora se están viendo los malos resultados de su política
these measures only camouflaged the real problem, now the chickens are coming home to roost → estas medidas no eran más que una manera de camuflar el problema y ahora se vuelven contra nosotros, estas medidas sólo camuflaban el problema y ahora se ve que fueron pan para hoy y hambre para mañana

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roost

[ˈruːst]

n [bird] → juchoir m
to rule the roost [person] → faire la loi

vi

[bird] → se jucher

the chickens have come home to roost → on récolte ce qu'on a semé

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

roost

n (= pole) → Stange f; (= henhouse) → Hühnerhaus nt → or -stall m; at roost → auf der Stange; to come home to roost (fig) → auf den Urheber zurückfallen ? cock, rule

vi (= settle) → sich niederlassen; (= sleep) → auf der Stange schlafen

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roost

[ruːst]

1. n → posatoio
to rule the roost → dettar legge

2. vi → appollaiarsi
now the chickens are coming home to roost! (fig) → ora arriva il momento della resa dei conti!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

roost

(ruːst) noun

a branch etc on which a bird rests at night. rustak مَجْثَم الطَّيْر، غُصْن يَبني الطّائِرُ عَلَيْه عُشَّه кокошарник poleiro hřad die Ruhestange sovepind μέρος όπου κουρνιάζει ένα πουλί για το βράδυ percha, gallinero õrs لانه orsi perchoirמוט अड्डा पक्षियों का motka na kojoj perad spava ülő (tyúkólban) tempat bersarang fugla-/hænsnaprik; grein posatoio とまり木 (닭이나 새 등이 앉는) 홰 lakta lakta ranting pokok roestplaats vagle, sovestedgrzęda د مرغانو د ناست ځای، زاله poleiro cracă насест bidlo gred leglo sittpinne คอนสำหรับนกเกาะนอน tünek 棲木 сідало بسیرے کی جگہ nơi chim đậu 栖木，；鸡棚

verb

(of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost. rus, slaap يَجْثُم спя empoleirar-se hřadovat auf der Stange sitzen, schlafen sætte sig til hvile κουρνιάζω posarse en una percha/gallinero; dormir sobre una percha/gallinero õrrel istuma نشستن istua orrella se percher לַשֶבֶת עַל עָנָף अड्डे पर बैठना पक्षी की तरह boraviti na motki elül (baromfi) bertengger sitja/sofa á priki/grein appollaiarsi とまる 나뭇가지에 앉다 tupėti ant laktos tupēt uz laktas hinggap di ranting roesten sette seg opp for natta, vagle seg siedzieć na grzędzie کیناستل empoleirar-se a se cocoţa pe cracă (pentru a dormi) сидеть на насесте hradovať sedeti na gredi spavati na motki slå sig ner för att sova, sitta uppflugen och sova เกาะนอน tünemek 棲息 сідати на сідало بسیرالینا đậu và ngủ 栖息

ˈrooster noun

(especially American) a farmyard cock. haan ديك петел galo kohout der Haushahn hane πετεινόςgallo kukk خروس kukko coqתרנגול मुर्गा kokot, pijevac kakas ayam jantan hani gallo おんどり 수탉 gaidys gailis ayam jantan haanhanekogut چرګ galo cocoş петух kohút petelin petao tupp ไก่ตัวผู้ horoz 公雞 півень مرغا gà trống 公鸡

rule the roost

to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed. die baas wees يلْعَبُ دَور الدّيك، يَتَحَكَّم بالأمور лидер съм cantar de galo vládnout das Regiment führen dominere κάνω κουμάντο llevar la batuta, llevar las riendas, dirigir el cotarro perekonnapea olema, gruppi juhtima ارباب بودن؛ حکومت کردن olla kukkona tunkiolla faire la loi לִמשוֹל בַּכִּיפָּה का अगुवा होना, मुखिया होना voditi glavnu riječ, biti gazda ő az úr a háznál kepala kelompok vera húsbóndi (farla da padrone) 支配する 좌지우지하다 įsakinėti, duoti toną izrīkot; uzdot toni mengetuai de lakens uitdelen dominere, herske overrządzić حکومت کول cantar de galo a face legea командовать vládnuť biti gospodar biti vođa grupe vara herre på täppan เป็นผู้จัดการดูแล sözünü dinletmek/geçirmek 當家 задавати тон کسی گروہ یا خاندان کا وہ شخص جس کا حکم چلتا ہو người đứng đầu 当家

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