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English noun: roost | |||
| 1. | roost (artifact) a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shelter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | henroost | ||
| Part holonym | perch | ||
| 2. | roost (artifact) a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perch | ||
English verb: roost | |||
| 1. | roost (contact) sit, as on a branch | ||
| Samples | The birds perched high in the tree. | ||
| Examples | Some big birds roost in the tree, There roost some big birds in the tree | ||
| Synonyms | perch, rest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sit, sit down | ||
| 2. | roost (change) settle down or stay, as if on a roost | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | root, settle, settle down, steady down, take root | ||
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