roostnoun詞源 1/ɹuːst/

• 1

  The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

  • He clapp'd his wings upon his roost.
• 2

  A group of birds roosting together.

  • a roost of birds is merely a fortuitous aggregation of individuals that have strategically placed their roost site to minimize distance to their supplemental and main food sources
  • A roost of chickens clucked excitedly in the undergrowth to the south of the Mata's enclosure, as a nocturnal snake hunted eggs
• 3

  A bedroom.

• 4

  The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.

• 5

  A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.

• 6

  Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).

roostverb詞源 1/ɹuːst/

• 1

  To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.

• 2

  To spend the night.

  • The UPS package centre for central London, a brief walk from Kentish Town tube station, holds a below-ground bay in which 170 vans roost every night.
• 3

  To kick (a ball) a long distance.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• roust