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roost    音标拼音: [r'ust]
n. 栖木,鸟窝,休息所
vi. 栖息,安歇
vt. 使栖息

栖木,鸟窝,休息所栖息,安歇使栖息

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"
[synonym: {perch}, {roost}, {rest}]
2: settle down or stay, as if on a 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.
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Roost \Roost\, n.
Roast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Roost \Roost\, v. t.
See {Roust}, v. t.
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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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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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87 Moby Thesaurus words for "roost":
abide, accommodations, anchor, aviary, be seated, berth, billet,
billet at, bird cage, birdhouse, bivouac, board, bunk, burrow,
camp, cohabit, colonize, columbary, come to anchor, diggings, digs,
domesticate, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, dovecote,
drop anchor, dwell, ensconce, establish residence, hang out, hive,
house, housing, hut, inhabit, keep house, land, light, live,
live at, living quarters, locate, lodge, lodging, lodgings,
lodgment, moor, move, nest, occupy, park, people, perch,
pigeon house, pigeon loft, populate, put up, quarter, quarters,
relocate, remain, remain seated, reside, room, rooms,
roosting place, set, set down, set up housekeeping, set up shop,
settle, settle down, shelter, sit, sit down, sleeping place, squat,
stand, stay, stay at, strike root, take residence at, take root,
take up residence, tenant, touch down


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  • ROOST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of ROOST is a support on which birds rest How to use roost in a sentence
  • ROOST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    ROOST definition: 1 a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep: 2 When birds roost, they go… Learn more
  • ROOST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep When birds or bats roost somewhere, they rest or sleep there The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs [VERB preposition adverb] 3 4 Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1 2 3 See rule the roost 4 5 6 See come home to roost
  • Roost Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Roost definition: A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep
  • Roost - definition of roost by The Free Dictionary
    1 a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night 3 a place for resting or lodging 5 to settle or stay, esp for the night 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
  • roost, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun roost mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun roost See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun roost? How is the noun roost pronounced? Where does the noun roost come from? The earliest known use of the noun roost is in the Old English period (pre-1150)
  • Roost - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    roost (ro̅o̅st), n Birds a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night Birds a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in a place for sitting, resting, or lodging rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost v i Birds to sit or rest on a roost
  • ROOST Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    noun a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in a place for sitting, resting, or lodging
  • Roost - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    A roost is a place where birds or bats can sleep or rest safely Backyard chickens need a comfortable, secure roost to stay warm and rested
  • Communal roosting - Wikipedia
    One of the adaptive explanations for communal roosting is the hypothesis that individuals are benefited by the exchange of information at communal roosts This idea is known as the information center hypothesis (ICH) and proposed by Peter Ward and Amotz Zahavi in 1973 It states that bird assemblages such as communal roosts act as information hubs for distributing knowledge about food source





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