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roost

British pronunciation/ɹˈuːst/
American pronunciation/ˈɹust/
to roost
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

sit, as on a branch

synonyms : perch
rest
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2

settle down or stay, as if on a roost

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Roost
[NOUN]
1

a place where birds settle and rest

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Examples
1. After all, the highest branch is not the safest roost.
2. In this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights.
3. His bad decisions are coming back to roost.
4. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
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Nearby words

  • roomy
  • roommate
  • roomie
  • room access
  • room
  • rooster
  • root
  • root out
  • rope
  • rope down
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