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a
: a support on which birds rest
b
: a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost
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: 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
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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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Football rules the roost, and everyone in college athletics knows it.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the spaces for Black folk to rest and roost on the internet were plentiful.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
But even in California, dairy milk still rules the roost, and every year for nearly 70 years, the California Milk Advisory Board has crowned its California Dairy Princess as its dairy ambassador.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Football rules the roost, and everyone in college athletics knows it.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Crows roost on its dilapidated shingles and fly off simultaneously, like a choreographed murder.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the spaces for Black folk to rest and roost on the internet were plentiful.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roost. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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