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roost

noun verb

A perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

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Word length
5
Starts with
R
Ends with
T
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
5
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

noun

  1. A shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

verb

  1. Settle down or stay, as if on a roost

verb

  1. Sit, as on a branch

    “The birds perched high in the tree”

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The birds perched high in the tree

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