Synonyms of roosts

roosts

verb

present tense third-person singular of roost

1

as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air

pigeons flying home to roost on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lands
• lights
• alights
• touches down
• settles
• belly-lands
• crash-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wings
• rises
• climbs
• planes
• ascends
• arises
• flies
• takes off
• glides
• floats
• soars
• blasts off
• hovers
• hangs

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• wings
• rises
• climbs
• planes
• ascends
• arises
• flies
• takes off
• glides
• floats
• soars
• blasts off
• hovers
• hangs

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2

as in lodges

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lodges
• parks
• nestles
• positions
• plants
• houses
• settles
• installs
• stations
• ensconces
• camps
• burrows
• anchors
• locates
• bivouacs
• situates
• deploys
• emplaces
• sets
• curls up
• harbors
• fixes
• camps (out)
• digs in