roost
/ruːst/
noun
- A place where birds rest or sleep, especially at night.
- The owl chose a hollow tree as its roost for the winter.
- We could see a row of pigeons on the roof, using it as their roost.
- The chickens returned to their roost in the coop at sunset.
verb
- (of a bird) to settle or rest for sleep, especially at night.
- The parrot roosts on a high perch inside its cage.
- The sparrows roost in the eaves of the old barn every evening.
- As darkness fell, the cranes began to roost in the marsh.
- To settle or stay somewhere comfortably or for a period of time.
- The stray cat roosted on the porch until someone adopted it.
- He roosted in the library for hours, reading old books.
- After a long trip, we roosted at a cozy inn for the night.
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