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Synonyms & Antonyms for roost
Synonyms: Verb
alight, land, light, perch, settle, touch down
Antonyms: Verb
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Pigeons roost on the building's ledge. pigeons flying home to roost on the roofRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The best roosts are just indoors, under the slanting roof, shaded but still catching occasional cooling gusts, and positioned so the Pacific lands right in the sightline. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The surprise at Santa Monica’s hot spot Élephante? The carb situation is on point.," 15 Aug. 2019 Dumb-downers, finger-waggers, and campground counselors rule the roost. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Dijon’s Masterpiece of a Museum, Brilliantly Renovated," 20 July 2019 Overall, Hotstar and MXPlayer were ruling the roost with the highest share of OTT audiences using their platforms. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "One OTT platform is simply not enough for video-hungry Indians," 17 June 2019 Tropic birds, shearwaters, petrels, terns, boobies, and other birds of the open ocean roost and forage on sargassum mats. — David Doubilet, National Geographic, "Life in the North Atlantic depends on this floating seaweed," 12 June 2019 Sides: The sports bar sides ruled the roost with crispy tater tots ($3.99 for a half order). — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, "52 Weeks of BBQ: Big Lou’s Burgers & BBQ," 22 June 2018 During the spring, monarchs migrate thousands of miles through the United States to Canada, making stops on the way from their winter roost in Mexico. — Melina Zuñiga, azcentral, "Got milkweed? Desert Botanical Garden's program could help save Monarch butterflies," 9 June 2018 In North Texas, the incumbents often rule the roost. — Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, "Mayors for life? Why Tarrant County voters keep re-electing these folks | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 27 Apr. 2018 While birds’ ancestors, the dinos, ruled the planetary roost, our mammalian kin scurried around in the dark, fearfully nocturnal and gradually losing color discrimination. — Quanta Magazine, "A Bird’s-Eye View of Nature’s Hidden Order," 12 July 2016Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The relationship is complex, but overall, tree cover lessens impacts, such as reduced foraging or fewer roosting opportunities, on these creatures of the night. — National Geographic, "Light pollution hurts urban bats. Trees can help.," 17 Apr. 2019 In some cases, mice have been found to have eaten the eggs of some of the many birds that use the islands to breed and roost during their migrations. — Will Houston, The Mercury News, "‘Like dropping a nuclear bomb on this island’: Feds delay Farallon Islands poison airdrop bid," 11 July 2019 Smaller birds such as rosy-faced lovebirds and familiar chats may room alongside them in this avian mansion, while vultures or eagles may roost on the roof. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "These animals make homes for other species," 25 June 2019 When the birds go find another tree to roost in, the process is repeated until the flock finds a suitable home outside of town. — John Spina, The Denver Post, "Longmont residents sick of nasty, vomiting turkey vultures," 21 June 2019 Two other bird geoglyphs, one of which had been previously identified as a guano bird (one of several species of seabirds that roost in large numbers on Peru's coastal islands), turned out to likely be pelicans. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "New study takes a bird’s-eye view of the Nasca Lines," 20 June 2019 The Euro-elites lost touch with their nationals, and their chickens came home to roost. — Sahil Handa, National Review, "Reclaiming Britishness from the Brexit Debacle," 10 June 2019 Power has often roosted here, poised to prey upon nearby territories. — James Bridle, The Atlantic, "The Rise of Virtual Citizenship," 21 Feb. 2018 By 1630, the house was a tenant farm; cows lived in what is now the grand gallery, and chickens roosted in the upper floors. — Melissa Biggs Bradley, House Beautiful, "William Christie on Reviving a 16th-Century French Estate," 1 Sep. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roost.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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