roost
Where hens sleep
A roost is a place where birds settle to rest or sleep, typically a branch, ledge, or sheltered spot.
Chickens return to the roost at nightfall.
The verb means to settle in such a place: Pigeons roosted on the ledge.
When chickens come home to roost, past actions return with consequences.
To rule the roost is to dominate a household or group.
Division or woody limb
- treeWoody perennial plant
- twigSlender woody shoot
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- beamStructural support member
rafter · bough · pole · aerie · vantage · rooftop · wire · fence
Light after sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- eveningLate day period
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- darknessTotal absence of light
nocturnal · crepuscular · sundown · eventide · gloaming · vesper · starlight · moonrise
Animal-built shelter for young
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- nestlingUnfledged young bird
breeding · laying · straw · twigs · down · hatch · clutch · maternal
Cessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- bed downSettle into sleeping quarters
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- shelterProtected place or structure
settle in · overnight · dormitory · slumber · repose · retire · night · return
branch
Division or woody limb
beam · rafter · bough · pole · aerie · vantage · rooftop · wire · fence · eave
twilight
Light after sunset
darkness · nocturnal · crepuscular · sundown · eventide · gloaming · vesper · starlight · moonrise · settling
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
nestling · breeding · laying · straw · twigs · down · hatch · clutch · maternal · brooding
rest
Cessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- bed downSettle into sleeping quarters
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
shelter · settle in · overnight · dormitory · slumber · repose · retire · night · return · home
chickens
Domestic fowl for eggs
starlings · sparrows · hens · fowl · poultry · brood · pecking order · clucking · cooing · cawing
rule
Governing principle or standard
supremacy · power · authority · kingpin · top dog · pecking order · boss · alpha · command · govern
- poultry facilitieschicken coop, hen house, hatchery, egg farm, turkey farm
- pigeon loft partsnesting boxes, nesting box, perches, perch, trap door
- "OO" wordsmoon, food, soon, room, cool
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- bird expressionsearly bird, birdbrain, bird brain, lovebirds, jailbird
- bird habitatsnest, birdhouse, aviary, nesting box, bird sanctuaries
roostnest
Animal-built shelter for young
nesting site · aerie · rookery · burrow · breeding ground
- rule the roostHold domestic authority
- come home to roostPast misdeeds return consequences
- rooster tailSpray arc from vessel
- rooster crowMale chicken's vocalization
- rooster crowingMale chicken vocalizing
- rooster combFleshy growth atop male chicken
rooster, roosters, roosts, roosting, roosted, rule the roost