roost
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noun
1.
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
2.
a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in.
3.
a place for sitting, resting, or lodging.
verb (used without object)
4.
to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
5.
to settle or stay, especially for the night.
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6.
come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.
7.
rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English roost (noun), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest
before 1100; Middle English roost (noun), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest
Related forms
un·roost·ed, adjective
un·roost·ing, adjective
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roost (ruːst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a place, perch, branch, etc, where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep |
| 2. | a temporary place to rest or stay |
| 3. | rule the roost See rule |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (intr) to rest or sleep on a roost |
| 5. | (intr) to settle down or stay |
| 6. | come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions |
| [Old English hrōst; related to Old Saxon hrost loft, German Rost grid] | |
| Roost (ruːst) | |
| —n | |
| the Roost a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands | |
| [C16: from Old Norse röst] | |
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Word Origin & History
roost
late O.E. hrost "wooden framework of a roof, perch," from a Gmc. source, related to O.S. hrost, M.Du., Flem., Du. roest, roost "framework of a roof," O.N. hrot, Goth. hrot "roof." Exact relationship and ulterior connections unknown. The verb is from 1530. To rule the roost is recorded from 1769.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Pileated woodpeckers live in forests that have large trees, which they need to roost and nest in.
Without a higher power to rule the roost, the ability to successfully prosecute any case becomes rare.
As bats leave to feed, they will drop out of the roost unhindered.
Vultures will usually return to the same roost each night and generally roost on the same branch as previous nights.
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