Roost
51roost — roost1 noun a place where birds regularly settle to rest at night, or where bats congregate to rest in the day. verb (of a bird or bat) settle or congregate for rest. Origin OE hrōst; of unknown ultimate origin. roost2 noun (in the Orkneys and… …
52roost — I. n. Perch. II. v. n. 1. Perch. 2. Lodge, settle …
53roost — n 1. perch, rest, seat, throne; feeder, pole, rod, bar, tree, branch, twig; nest, aerie, eyrie, rookery, nidus, birdhouse, henhouse, chicken coop, (of bees) hive; abode, home, habitat, habitation, domicile, quarters, house. v 2. perch, sit on,… …
54roost — Haka …
55Roost — A particular tree where a turkey perches during the night for sleeping …
56roost·er — /ˈruːstɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] chiefly US : an adult male chicken We heard the crow of a rooster. called also cock compare ↑hen …
57At roost — Roost Roost, n. [AS. hr[=o]st; akin to OD. roest roost, roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. {Roof}.] 1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. [1913 Webster] He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden. [1913… …
58roost cock — noun archaic : rooster 1 …
59roost-cock — …
60Royal Roost — Das Royal Roost war ein New Yorker Jazzclub, der in den 1940er und Anfang der 1950er Jahre bestand. Symphony Sid (links) mit Josh White (rechts) in den 1940er Jahren. Foto: William P. Gottlieb Das …