Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun roost

2 senses of roost

Sense 1
roost -- (a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds)
       => shelter -- (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)

Sense 2
roost -- (a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep)
       => perch -- (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb roost

2 senses of roost

Sense 1
perch, roost, rest -- (sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree")
       => sit, sit down -- (be seated)

Sense 2
roost -- (settle down or stay, as if on a roost)
       => settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down -- (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")