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ROOST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("roost" is a kind of...):

perch (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))

Derivation:

roost (sit, as on a branch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("roost" is a kind of...):

shelter (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)

Meronyms (parts of "roost"):

perch (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roost"):

henroost (a roost for hens at night)

Derivation:

roost (sit, as on a branch)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Settle down or stay, as if on a roost

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "roost" is one way to...):

root; settle; settle down; steady down; take root (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sit, as on a branch

Example:

The birds perched high in the tree

Synonyms:

perch; rest; roost

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "roost" is one way to...):

sit; sit down (be seated)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Some big birds roost in the tree

There roost some big birds in the tree

Derivation:

roost (a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep)

roost (a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds)

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