Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for roost

roost

noun as in perch

Strong matches

Weak match

noun as in nest

Discover More

Example Sentences

“All the chickens are coming home to roost,” said opposition leader Antonio Di Pietro.

Since John F. Kennedy, the GOP has ruled the foreign policy roost at election time and beyond.

And past traumas and tribulations come home to roost for one reason only: so you can finally release them.

As House Majority Leader, DeLay ruled his roost with an iron fist that makes Nancy Pelosi look like Mary Poppins.

But now the chickens are coming back home to America to roost.

And from my roost I could note the passing of anything bigger than a buffalo yearling, within a radius of at least six miles.

All the little children have been gathered up by the nursery-maids, and are taken down to roost below.

He had found the lost chick, and clucked low notes of supreme content as he brought him back to the roost.

Nothing would please her more than to see Austria broken up into a number of little States and Hungary ruling the roost.

But from where he sat on his favorite roost in the tall pine-tree he could see that provoking egg, a little spot of shining white.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for laidback?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to roost, such as: birdhouse, henhouse, and roosting place.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement