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a
: a support on which birds rest
b
: a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost
2
: a group of birds roosting together
roosted; roosting; roosts
1
: to settle down for rest or sleep : perch
2
: to settle oneself as if on a roost
: to supply a roost for or put to roost
Examples of roost in a Sentence
Verb
Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
Bats like to switch roosts every few days, so multiple bat houses in one area is a good idea.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Her mama, however, preferred to roost in the lower shaded branches of one particularly silver birch.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
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Noun
If the robot-industrial complex is a bubble just waiting to pop, then green tech’s lofty roost could be precarious.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
Bats like to switch roosts every few days, so multiple bat houses in one area is a good idea.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
As Joe’s own, criminal role in the aircraft order comes home to roost, Cranston brilliantly peels away the layers of his character.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Her mama, however, preferred to roost in the lower shaded branches of one particularly silver birch.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roost. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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