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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024roost /rust/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa perch upon which birds rest.
v. [no object] - Birdsto sit on a perch, etc.
- to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
Idioms- Idioms come home to roost, [no object] (of an action) to boomerang or backfire:All his sneaky behavior has come home to roost because now no one trusts him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024roost (ro̅o̅st),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsa perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Birdsa large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in.
- a place for sitting, resting, or lodging.
- rule the roost, to be in charge or control;
dominate:It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.
v.i. - Birdsto sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
- to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
- come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer;
boomerang:an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.
- bef. 1100; Middle English roost (noun, nominal), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: roost /ruːst/ n - a place, perch, branch, etc, where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep
- a temporary place to rest or stay
vb - (intransitive) to rest or sleep on a roost
- (intransitive) to settle down or stay
- come home to roost ⇒ to have unfavourable repercussions
Etymology: Old English hrōst; related to Old Saxon hrost loft, German Rost grid Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Roost /ruːst/ n - the Roost ⇒ a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old Norse röst |