"roost" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹuːst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roost.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roosts [plural]
Rhymes: -uːst Etymology: From Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijan. Cognate with Dutch roest (“roost”), German Low German Rust (“roost”), German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roste|t=chicken's roost; perch}} Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), {{inh|en|ang|hrōst|t=wooden framework of a roof; roost}} Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hrōstaz|t=wooden framework; grill}} Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”), {{m|gmw-pro|*raustijan}} *raustijan, {{cog|nl|roest|t=roost}} Dutch roest (“roost”), {{cog|nds-de|Rust|t=roost}} German Low German Rust (“roost”), {{cog|de|Rost|t=grate; gridiron; grill}} German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} roost (plural roosts)
  1. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
    Sense id: en-roost-en-noun-OudUiw4E
  2. A group of birds roosting together. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-roost-en-noun-6QmKKlfg Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 29 4 15 14 29 3 2
  3. A bedroom. Categories (topical): Roofing, Rooms, Sleep
    Sense id: en-roost-en-noun-0Bc6c5BC Disambiguation of Roofing: 3 7 27 28 9 16 3 8 Disambiguation of Rooms: 3 6 33 30 8 14 3 5 Disambiguation of Sleep: 7 3 26 16 4 23 0 22
  4. (Scotland) The inner roof of a cottage. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Collectives, Roofing, Rooms, Sleep
    Sense id: en-roost-en-noun-FIvfMJLr Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 29 4 15 14 29 3 2 Disambiguation of Roofing: 3 7 27 28 9 16 3 8 Disambiguation of Rooms: 3 6 33 30 8 14 3 5 Disambiguation of Sleep: 7 3 26 16 4 23 0 22 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cock of the roost, come home to roost, rule the roost, the highest branch is not the safest roost Translations (place for sleeping birds): πέτευρον (péteuron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), tugdunan (Bikol Central), jóc [masculine] (Catalan), kurník [masculine] (Czech), hřad [masculine] (Czech), tana (Estonian), nukkumapaikka (Finnish), poleiro [masculine] (Galician), Nest [neuter] (German), pollaio [masculine] (Italian), (negura) (alt: ねぐら) (Japanese), lakta [feminine] (Latvian), се́дело (sédelo) [neuter] (Macedonian), tūhunga (Maori), grzęda (Polish), poleiro (Portuguese), насе́ст (nasést) [masculine] (Russian), spiris (english: branch or rod) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), кокошињац [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kokošinjac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gallinero [masculine] (Spanish), pajarera [feminine] (Spanish), yuva (Turkish), сі́дало (sídalo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), djoke [masculine] (Walloon), djocoe [masculine] (Walloon)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'place for sleeping birds': 34 41 9 16

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹuːst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roost.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roosts [plural]
Rhymes: -uːst Etymology: From Old Norse róst. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|róst}} Old Norse róst Head templates: {{en-noun}} roost (plural roosts)
  1. (Shetland and Orkney) A tidal race. Tags: Orkney, Shetland Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-roost-en-noun-Sb-uVp81 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 29 4 15 14 29 3 2 Categories (other): Orkney English, Shetland English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɹuːst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roost.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roosts [present, singular, third-person], roosting [participle, present], roosted [participle, past], roosted [past]
Rhymes: -uːst Etymology: From Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijan. Cognate with Dutch roest (“roost”), German Low German Rust (“roost”), German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roste|t=chicken's roost; perch}} Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), {{inh|en|ang|hrōst|t=wooden framework of a roof; roost}} Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hrōstaz|t=wooden framework; grill}} Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”), {{m|gmw-pro|*raustijan}} *raustijan, {{cog|nl|roest|t=roost}} Dutch roest (“roost”), {{cog|nds-de|Rust|t=roost}} German Low German Rust (“roost”), {{cog|de|Rost|t=grate; gridiron; grill}} German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} roost (third-person singular simple present roosts, present participle roosting, simple past and past participle roosted)
  1. (intransitive, of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Collectives, Ornithology, Roofing, Rooms, Sleep Translations (Translations): ajocar-se (Catalan), hřadovat (Czech), nukkua (Finnish), apoleirar (Galician), auf einem Ast schlafen (German), auf einer Stange schlafen (German), übernachten (German), appollaiarsi (Italian), 就塒する (shūji suru) (alt: しゅうじする) (Japanese), tünemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-roost-en-verb-N2o21SDW Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 29 4 15 14 29 3 2 Disambiguation of Ornithology: 6 12 6 18 10 43 2 3 Disambiguation of Roofing: 3 7 27 28 9 16 3 8 Disambiguation of Rooms: 3 6 33 30 8 14 3 5 Disambiguation of Sleep: 7 3 26 16 4 23 0 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 2 18 20 38 2 4 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 94 6
  2. (figurative) To spend the night. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-roost-en-verb-xi4SJcDv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: the chickens come home to roost
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɹuːst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roost.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roosts [present, singular, third-person], roosting [participle, present], roosted [participle, past], roosted [past]
Rhymes: -uːst Head templates: {{en-verb}} roost (third-person singular simple present roosts, present participle roosting, simple past and past participle roosted)
  1. Alternative form of roust Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: roust Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-roost-en-verb-ULhKo0Vi Disambiguation of Sleep: 7 3 26 16 4 23 0 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Manx]

IPA: /ruːs/ Forms: roost [genitive, singular], roostyn [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos (compare Welsh rhisgl). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|rúsc}} Old Irish rúsc, {{inh|gv|cel-pro|*ruskos}} Proto-Celtic *ruskos, {{cog|cy|rhisgl}} Welsh rhisgl Head templates: {{head|gv|noun|genitive singular|roost|||||||plural|roostyn|||||cat2=|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f5accel-form=p|f5request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} roost m (genitive singular roost, plural roostyn), {{gv-noun|m|roostyn|-}} roost m (genitive singular roost, plural roostyn)
  1. peel, rind Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-noun-OW4eoKyL Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 16 12 5 6 23 5
  2. bark Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-noun-FOplB2Rc Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 16 12 5 6 23 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neuroostit (english: unbarked)

Verb [Manx]

IPA: /ruːs/ Forms: roostey [noun-from-verb], rooisht [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos (compare Welsh rhisgl). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|rúsc}} Old Irish rúsc, {{inh|gv|cel-pro|*ruskos}} Proto-Celtic *ruskos, {{cog|cy|rhisgl}} Welsh rhisgl Head templates: {{head|gv|verb|||||||||||||verbal noun|roostey|||||||||||past participle|rooisht||||||head=}} roost (verbal noun roostey, past participle rooisht), {{gv-verb|pp=rooisht|vn=roostey}} roost (verbal noun roostey, past participle rooisht)
  1. to strip, peel, hull, rind, unbark
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-l1V0dp2V Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 16 12 5 6 23 5
  2. to rob
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-wq-mc5me Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 16 12 5 6 23 5
  3. to bare
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-Duw9OISe
  4. to debunk
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-X7YJySmo
  5. to rifle
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-V0j6vB8q Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 16 12 5 6 23 5
  6. to deprive
    Sense id: en-roost-gv-verb-ST4IzVhe

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} roost
  1. Alternative form of roste (“roast”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: roste (extra: roast)
    Sense id: en-roost-enm-noun-5W5gQOdz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for roost meaning in All languages combined (21.9kB)

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      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
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      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pollaio"
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      "alt": "ねぐら",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "negura",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "word": "塒"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lakta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sédelo",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "се́дело"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "word": "tūhunga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "word": "grzęda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "word": "poleiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasést",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насе́ст"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "gd",
      "english": "branch or rod",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spiris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кокошињац"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kokošinjac"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gallinero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "place for sleeping birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pajarera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 41 9 16",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
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