C2 noun #71,029 most common

roost

UK /ɹuːst/ | US /ɹuːst/

The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

roost in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  • (noun) A group of birds roosting together.
  • (noun) A bedroom

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  2. 2
    noun A group of birds roosting together.
  3. 3
    noun A bedroom
  4. 4
    noun The inner roof of a cottage.
  5. 5
    verb (of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest
  6. 6
    verb To spend the night

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