ROOST
\ɹˈuːst], \ɹˈuːst], \ɹ_ˈuː_s_t]\
Definitions of ROOST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
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a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
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settle down or stay, as if on a roost
By Princeton University
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sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
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a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
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settle down or stay, as if on a roost
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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See Roust, v. t.
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The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch.
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A collection of fowls roosting together.
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To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.
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Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
By Oddity Software
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See Roust, v. t.
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The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch.
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A collection of fowls roosting together.
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To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.
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Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
By Noah Webster.
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The pole, perch, etc., upon which a bird rests at night; a number of fowls resting together.
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To sit or sleep upon a perch, etc.; to rest.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A pole or support on which a bird rests at night: a number of fowls resting together.
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To sit or sleep on a roost.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a number of these roosting together.
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To sit, rest, or sleep, as birds on a pole; to lodge. At roost, in a state for rest and sleep.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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