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Definition of Roost

Roost
Roost Roost, v. t. See Roust, v. t.
Roost
Roost Roost, n. Roast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Roost
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. He clapped his wings upon his roost. --Dryden. 2. A collection of fowls roosting together. At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
Roost
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. 2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. --Herbert.
roost
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.

Meaning of Roost from wikipedia

- Look up roost in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Roost may refer to: Human to rest or sleep. Roosting, resting behavior of birds Communal roosting, a behavior...
- The Roost is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Ti West. It stars Tom Noonan, Karl Jacob, Wil Horneff and Vanessa Horneff. The Roost had...
- Roost Records (also known as Royal Roost Records) was a jazz record label established in 1949 by music producer Teddy Reig in New York City. The label...
- Home to Roost is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television between 19 April 1985 and 19 January 1990. Written by Eric Chappell, it stars John...
- Pigeon Roost or Pigeonroost may refer to: Horse Cr**** (Kentucky), location of Pigeon Roost Cr**** and Pigeonroost post office Pigeon Roost, Mississippi...
- Communal roosting is an animal behavior where a group of individuals, typically of the same species, congregate in an area for a few hours based on an...
- example, the vampire bats feed on blood. Most bats are nocturnal, and many roost in caves or other refuges; it is uncertain whether bats have these behaviours...
- The Robbers Roost was an outlaw hideout in southeastern Utah used mostly by Butch C****idy and his Wild Bunch gang in the closing years of the Old West...
- who is featured in Washington Irving's short story collection Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies (1855). His name was recorded in all combinations of Wolfert...
- mammals. Communal roosting is common because it lowers the loss of body heat and decreases the risks ****ociated with predators. Roosting sites are often...