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roosts

roosts is the plural of roost.

roosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roost.

Meaning of roost

Noun

roost (plural roosts)

  1. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
    • He clapp'd his wings upon his roost.1700, [John] Dryden, “The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Tale of the Nun’s Priest, from Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. (collective) A group of birds roosting together.
    • a roost of birds is merely a fortuitous aggregation of individuals that have strategically placed their roost site to minimize distance to their supplemental and main food sources2018, Clark E. Adams, Urban Wildlife Management, CRC Press
  3. A bedroom.
  4. (Scotland) The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.
  5. (Australian rules football) A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
  6. Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).
    Synonyms:
    perch

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Questions about roosts

What is roosts the plural of?
Roosts is the plural of roost.

Words near roosts in the dictionary

  1. roostertails
  2. roosting
  3. roostings
  4. roostmate
  5. roostmates
  6. roosts
  7. root
  8. root about
  9. root account
  10. root accounts
  11. root and branch

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