Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - roost
Roost
roost
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
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōst; akin to Old Saxon hrōst attic Date: before 12th century 1. a support on which birds rest, a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily ~, a group of birds ~ing together, II. verb Date: 1530 intransitive verb to settle down for rest or sleep ; perch, to settle oneself as if on a ~, transitive verb to supply a ~ for or put to ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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