1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a branch or other support on which a bird perches, esp. a place where birds regularly settle to sleep.
2 a place offering temporary sleeping-accommodation.
--v.
1. intr. a (of a bird) settle for rest or sleep. b (of a person) stay for the night.
2 tr. provide with a sleeping-place.
Phrases and idioms:
come home to roost (of a scheme etc.) recoil unfavourably upon the originator.
Etymology: OE hrost 2. n. a tidal race in the Orkneys and Shetlands.
Etymology: ON r{ouml}st