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unroosts

unroosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unroost.

Meaning of unroost

Verb

unroost (third-person singular simple present unroosts, present participle unroosting, simple past and past participle unroosted)

  1. (transitive) To remove from the roost.
    • Give her the bastard,
      Thou dotard; thou art woman-tired, unroosted
      By thy Dame Partlet here.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about unroosts

What is unroosts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unroosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unroost.

Words near unroosts in the dictionary

  1. unroominess
  2. unroomy
  3. unroost
  4. unroosted
  5. unroosting
  6. unroosts
  7. unroot
  8. unrootable
  9. unrooted
  10. unrootedness
  11. unrooting

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