1
a
: a support on which birds rest
b
: a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost
2
: a group of birds roosting together
roosted; roosting; roosts
1
: to settle down for rest or sleep : perch
2
: to settle oneself as if on a roost
: to supply a roost for or put to roost
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Verb
Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Start by building a bat house, which provides a safe summer roost for bats, Redell suggested.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Black Lodge: When Only a New Chalet Will Do
Black Lodge is located in Courchevel 1850, where the crème de la crème of Courchevel scene makers come to roost.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
With echolocation alone, 95 percent of the bats returned to their roosts within minutes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Start by building a bat house, which provides a safe summer roost for bats, Redell suggested.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
National trends, however, are coming home to roost.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Black Lodge: When Only a New Chalet Will Do
Black Lodge is located in Courchevel 1850, where the crème de la crème of Courchevel scene makers come to roost.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roost. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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