roost in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
roost in Hindi हिन्दी
roost in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
roost in Marathi मराठी
roost in Sindhi سنڌي
roost in Tamil தமிழ்
roost in English
- roost⇄expr. come home to roost, to come back so as to harm the doer or user; backfire; boomerang.
Ex. Curses are like young chickens, and still come home to roost (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton). - roost⇄expr. rule the roost, (Informal.) to be master.
Ex. CERN [European Council for Nuclear Research] will rule the roost in high-energy physics until the 30-Bev machine at Brookhaven National Laboratory goes into operation next year (Time). - roost⇄noun 1. a bar, pole, or perch on which birds rest or sleep.
Ex. the sudden rustling in the thicket of birds frightened from their roost (Washington Irving).
2. a place for birds to roost in.
3. (Figurative:)
Ex. a robber's roost - roost⇄roost, noun, verb.
- roost⇄v.i. 1. to sit as birds do on a roost.
2. to settle for the night. - roost⇄v.t. to afford a resting place to; accommodate; harbor.