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to roost
01
(birds or bats) to settle or rest on a perch or in a shelter for sleep or rest
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
roost
3rd person singular
roosts
Present participle
roosting
Past simple
roosted
Past participle
roosted
Examples
The birds roost in the large oak tree every evening.
02
settle down or stay, as if on a roost
Roost
01
a place where birds settle and rest
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
roosts
Lexical Tree
rooster
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