roost

1. n. Roast. Source: opted

2. v. t. See Roust, v. t. Source: opted

3. n. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. Source: opted

4. n. A collection of fowls roosting together. Source: opted

5. v. i. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. Source: opted

6. v. i. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. Source: opted

7. n. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds Source: wordnet

8. n. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep Source: wordnet

9. v. sit, as on a branch Source: wordnet

10. v. settle down or stay, as if on a roost Source: wordnet

11. Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer. See Roust, v. t. 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. 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. Source: webster

12. Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer. Source: adambom

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