Roost Definition
roost
noun
- a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
- a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
verb
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
- settle down or stay, as if on a roost
"Roost" in song lyrics
See how roost is used in real songs:
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"Chickens coming home to roost"
Algorithm — Suffer Great Nation -
"America's chickens, are coming home, to roost!"
(Paris f/) Jeremiah Wright — The Violence of the Lambs -
"America's CHICKENS, are coming home, to roost"
(Paris f/) Jeremiah Wright — The Violence of the Lambs
Words that rhyme with roost
Usage tips for "roost"
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