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roost R0301200 (ro͞ost)n.1. A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep.2. A group of animals in a roost.3. A place for temporary rest or sleep: "One corner of the Panhandle served as a roost for outlaws, thieves, and killers" (Timothy Egan).intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts 1. To rest or sleep on a perch or in a roost.2. To rest or sleep: "We roosted high on a hill with a bottle of cheap wine and a blanket" (Julie Auer).Idioms: come home to roost To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost. rule the roost Informal To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.
[Middle English rooste, from Old English hrōst.]roost (ruːst) n1. (Zoology) a place, perch, branch, etc, where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep2. a temporary place to rest or stay3. rule the roost See rule20vb (intr) 4. (Zoology) to rest or sleep on a roost5. to settle down or stay6. come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions[Old English hrōst; related to Old Saxon hrost loft, German Rost grid]
Roost (ruːst) n (Physical Geography) the Roost a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands[C16: from Old Norse röst]roost (rust)
n. 1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night. 2. a large cage, house, or other place for fowls or birds to roost in. 3. a place for resting or lodging. v.i. 4. to sit or rest on a perch, branch, etc. 5. to settle or stay, esp. for the night. Idioms: 1. come home to roost, (of an action) to react unfavorably on the doer; boomerang. 2. rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate. [before 1100; Middle English roost (n.), Old English hrōst; c. Middle Dutch roest] Roost a collection of fowls roosting together.Examples: roost of bats hanging from trees—David Attenborough; of fowls; of small birds, 1827.roost
Past participle: roosted
Gerund: roosting
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| I roost | | you roost | | he/she/it roosts | | we roost | | you roost | | they roost |
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| I roosted | | you roosted | | he/she/it roosted | | we roosted | | you roosted | | they roosted |
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| I am roosting | | you are roosting | | he/she/it is roosting | | we are roosting | | you are roosting | | they are roosting |
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| I have roosted | | you have roosted | | he/she/it has roosted | | we have roosted | | you have roosted | | they have roosted |
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| I was roosting | | you were roosting | | he/she/it was roosting | | we were roosting | | you were roosting | | they were roosting |
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| I had roosted | | you had roosted | | he/she/it had roosted | | we had roosted | | you had roosted | | they had roosted |
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| I will roost | | you will roost | | he/she/it will roost | | we will roost | | you will roost | | they will roost |
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| I will have roosted | | you will have roosted | | he/she/it will have roosted | | we will have roosted | | you will have roosted | | they will have roosted |
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| I will be roosting | | you will be roosting | | he/she/it will be roosting | | we will be roosting | | you will be roosting | | they will be roosting |
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| I have been roosting | | you have been roosting | | he/she/it has been roosting | | we have been roosting | | you have been roosting | | they have been roosting |
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| I will have been roosting | | you will have been roosting | | he/she/it will have been roosting | | we will have been roosting | | you will have been roosting | | they will have been roosting |
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| I had been roosting | | you had been roosting | | he/she/it had been roosting | | we had been roosting | | you had been roosting | | they had been roosting |
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| I would roost | | you would roost | | he/she/it would roost | | we would roost | | you would roost | | they would roost |
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| I would have roosted | | you would have roosted | | he/she/it would have roosted | | we would have roosted | | you would have roosted | | they would have roosted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birdshenroost - a roost for hens at nightperch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather | | 2. | roost - a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleepperch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | | Verb | 1. | roost - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"perch, restsit, sit down - be seated | | 2. | roost - settle down or stay, as if on a rooststeady down, take root, settle down, root, settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" |
Translationsroost (ruːst) noun a branch etc on which a bird rests at night. 棲木 栖木，；鸡棚 verb (of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost. 棲息 栖息ˈrooster noun (especially American) a farmyard cock. 公雞 公鸡rule the roost to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed. 當家 当家
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cock of the roostAn arrogant, conceited, or overly proud person, typically a man. He struts around campus like he's the cock of the roost, all because his dad is some politician.See also: cock, of, roostcurses, like chickens, come home to roostOne's previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems. Aw man, I knew not handing in my homework would be a problem eventually. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost, after all. I'd be careful before making any rash decisions—you know that curses, like chickens, come home to roost.See also: come, home, like, roostchickens come home to roostOne's previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems. I knew not handing in my homework would be a problem eventually. Chickens always come home to roost. I'd be careful before making any rash decisions—you know that chickens come home to roost.See also: chicken, come, home, roostcome home to roost1. Literally, of chickens and other such birds, to return to an established place of shelter. Put out some feed because the chickens will come home to roost.2. To cause problems or have consequences as a result of previous actions. I knew not handing in my homework would be a problem eventually—stuff like that always comes home to roost. I'd be careful before making any rash decisions because they always come home to roost.See also: come, home, roostrule the roostTo be the real boss; to be the person in charge. You just need to accept that your daughter is going to rule the roost for most of her childhood. For all intents and purposes, it's the assistant manager who rules the roost.See also: roost, rulechickens come home to roostProv. You have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. Jill: Emily found out that I said she was incompetent, and now she won't recommend me for that job. Jane: The chickens have come home to roost, I see.See also: chicken, come, home, roostrule the roostFig. to be the boss or manager, especially at home. Who rules the roost at your house? Our new office manager really rules the roost.See also: roost, rulechickens come home to roostThe consequences of doing wrong always catch up with the wrongdoer, as in Now that you're finally admitting your true age, no one believes you-chickens come home to roost . The fact that chickens usually come home to rest and sleep has long been known, but the idea was used figuratively only in 1809, when Robert Southey wrote, "Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost" ( The Curse of Kehama). See also: chicken, come, home, roostrule the roostBe in charge, boss others, as in In our division the chairman's son rules the roost. This expression originated in the 15th century as rule the roast, which was either a corruption of rooster or alluded to the person who was in charge of the roast and thus ran the kitchen. In the barnyard a rooster decides which hen should roost near him. Both interpretations persisted for 200 years. Thomas Heywood (c. 1630) put it as "Her that ruled the roast in the kitchen," but Shakespeare had it in 2 Henry VI (1:1): "The new-made duke that rules the roast," which is more ambiguous. In the mid-1700s roost began to compete with roast, and in the 1900s roost displaced roast altogether. Also see run the show. See also: roost, rulecome home to roost COMMON If something bad that someone did comes home to roost, it now causes problems for them. You ought to have known that your lies would come home to roost in the end. Mr Cardoso's failures as a minister have finally come home to roost. Note: You can also say the chickens come home to roost, with the same meaning. Politicians can fool some people some of the time, but in the end, the chickens will come home to roost. Note: This expression is taken from the poem `The Curse of Kehama' by the English poet Robert Southey: `Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.' See also: come, home, roostrule the roost COMMON1. If someone rules the roost, they are the most powerful and important person in a group. In Germany, scientists will be found at the top of many manufacturing companies; in Britain, accountants rule the roost. Unfortunately he's a weak manager who lets the players rule the roost when he's meant to be in charge.2. If something rules the roost it is more powerful or popular than the things that it is being compared to. Today, the cartels still rule the roost and the authorities seem as impotent as ever. Note: This expression seems to refer to the dominant cock in a chicken coop. However, `rule the roost' may have developed from the earlier expression `rule the roast', which refers to the head of the household who carves and serves the meat. See also: roost, rulechickens come home to roost your past mistakes or wrongdoings will eventually be the cause of present troubles. This phrase comes from the proverb curses, like chickens, come home to roost . 1997 Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things He knew, had known, that one day History's twisted chickens would come home to roost. See also: chicken, come, home, roostrule the roost be in complete control. The original expression was rule the roast , which was common from the mid 16th century onwards. Although none of the early examples of its use shed any light on its source, we can surmise that it originally referred to someone being the most important person at a banquet or feast. Rule the roost, found from the mid 18th century, has now replaced the earlier version.See also: roost, rule(your/the) chickens come home to ˈroost after a long time you experience the unpleasant effects of something bad or stupid that you have done in the past: For years he avoided paying tax. But now his chickens have come home to roost and he’s got a tax bill of $25 000. Roost is used about birds and means ‘to rest or go to sleep somewhere’.See also: chicken, come, home, roostrule the ˈroost (informal) be the person who controls a group, family, community, etc: It is a family firm, where the owner’s mother rules the roost.A roost is a place where birds sleep.See also: roost, rule come home to roost To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.See also: come, home, roost rule the roost Informal To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.See also: roost, rulechickens come home to roost, one'sOne’s sins or mistakes always catch up with one. The idea of retribution is, of course, very old, recorded in ancient Greek and Roman writings. Virgil’s Aeneid, for example, has it, “Now do thy sinful deeds come home to thee.” This particular turn of phrase, however, appears to have been invented by the English poet Robert Southey, who wrote it as a motto in The Curse of Kehama (1809): “Curses are like young chickens; they always come home to roost.”See also: chicken, come, homerule the roost, toTo be the boss. This term originated as rule the roast in the fifteenth century. Possibly it even then referred to the rooster, who decides which hen should roost near him. On the other hand, Thomas Heywood, in his History of Women (ca. 1630), stated, “Her that ruled the roast in the kitchen,” so perhaps it did mean whoever held sway over the kitchen, the heart of a household. Shakespeare used it more broadly, however. In Henry VI, Part 2 (1.1) he refers to “the new-made duke that rules the roast.” In any event, it has been used for bossing anything from a family to an entire nation.See also: ruleroost
roost a place, perch, branch, etc., where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep ROOST
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Related to roost: rule the roostSynonyms for roostnoun a shelter with perches for fowl or other birdsRelated Wordsnoun a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleepRelated Wordsverb sit, as on a branchSynonymsRelated Wordsverb settle down or stay, as if on a roostRelated Words- steady down
- take root
- settle down
- root
- settle
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