roosted

roost

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roost]
- /rust/
- /ruːst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roost]
- /rust/

Definitions of roosted word

noun roosted a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night. 1
noun roosted a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in. 1
noun roosted a place for sitting, resting, or lodging. 1
verb without object roosted to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc. 1
verb without object roosted to settle or stay, especially for the night. 1
idioms roosted come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life. 1

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Origin of roosted

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1100; Middle English roost (noun), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest

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Parts of speech for Roosted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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roosted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for roosted

noun roosted

alighted — Simple past tense and past participle of alight.
domiciled — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
homed — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
housed — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.

verb roosted

deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
detrained — Simple past tense and past participle of detrain.
dwelt — a simple past tense and past participle of dwell.
indwelled — Simple past tense and past participle of indwell.
lived — having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination): a many-lived cat.

All 11 Synonyms of roosted