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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
roost
n 1: a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
2: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
[syn: perch, roost, rest]
2: settle down or stay, as if on a roost
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Roust \Roust\, n. [Cf. Icel. r["o]st an estuary.]
A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
[Written also rost, and roost.] --Jamieson.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Roost \Roost\, n.
Roast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Roost \Roost\, v. t.
See Roust, v. t.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Roost \Roost\, n. [AS. hr[=o]st; akin to OD. roest roost,
roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. Roof.]
1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a
perch.
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He clapped his wings upon his roost. --Dryden.
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2. A collection of fowls roosting together.
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At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Roost \Roost\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roosted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Roosting.]
1. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a
tree, etc.; to perch. --Wordsworth.
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2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
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O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid,
O, let me roost and nestle there. --Herbert.
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Thesaurus Results for roost:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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