roost
The place where a bird sleepsThe place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
» I'm thinking of burning your roost.
Meaning
6 sensesThe place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
(collective)A group of birds roosting together.
Nest
насе́стnasést
сі́далоsídalo
A bedroom.
(Scotland)The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.
A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).
- a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
- a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
Examples
11 sentencesI'm thinking of burning your roost.
All chickens come home to roost.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
The chickens have come home to roost.
ruКак аукнулось, так и откликнулось.
Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framFrom Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrōst, from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijan.
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