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roosts

noun

Meaning

  1. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  2. A group of birds roosting together.
  3. A bedroom
  4. The inner roof of a cottage.
  5. (of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest
  6. To spend the night
  7. A tidal race.
  8. To rout out of bed; to rouse
  9. To harass, to treat in a rough way.
  10. To arrest
  11. To drive strongly

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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