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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
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: 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
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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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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
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Noun
In addition to roost limb activity, it’s even associated with when a turkey flies down from a high ridge, across a creek, etc.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roost. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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