roost
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3.3
- noun
- /ruːst/
:
posadero
- The owls returned to their roost at dusk, settling in for the night.
- bat roost
- communal roosts
- winter roosts
An undulating volume of sound, he said, like the noise of birds seeking their roosts at night.
- An undulating volume of sound, he said, like the noise of birds seeking their roosts at night.
- And instead of being the head of a bird, it looks like a bird that's now perching on a roost.
Examples
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The hawks departed from their individual roosts and flew up to the highest perches in the area.
Academic text (1990) -
Mist nets and hand nets were used to capture the specimens from the roosts.
Academic text (2014) -
Them chickens of yours is going to be on and off the roost every 15 minutes.
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Look at them up there, looks like a hen roost.
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The seabirds disappeared, gone to roost, waiting for the cool of the evening to venture forth again to fish.
Fiction book (1992) -
An undulating volume of sound, he said, like the noise of birds seeking their roosts at night.
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In the tall tree, you can see a roost where several birds are resting.
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The old barn served as a perfect roost for the chickens during the storm.
Synonyms
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4.1
A high narrow place where a bird or person can sit
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1.0
A small box hung outside where birds can make a nest
8
6.0
A large building or cage where people keep many birds
A raised bar or small shelter where hens sleep at night
Idioms
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Roost comes from the old English word rōst, which meant 'rest' or 'perch' for birds. So a roost is a place where birds sit or sleep.