roost1 /roost/ noun- A perch or place for a sleeping bird
- A hen house
- A sleeping-place
- A bed
- A set of fowls resting together
- A loft or garret or its roof (Scot)
intransitive verb- To settle or sleep on a roost or perch
- To perch
- To go to rest for the night
ORIGIN: OE hrōst; Du roest roostˈer noun A domestic cock come home to roost - To recoil upon oneself (the chickens have come home to roost one's actions have had unpleasant consequences for oneself)
- To return to a place (usu after travel) in order to settle down
rule the roost see under roast |