[roost] 
,| 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. |
| 4. | to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc. |
| 5. | to settle or stay, esp. for the night. |
| 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. |
| roost (rōōst) n.
To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost. [Middle English rooste, from Old English hrōst.] |