roosted
Rested on branch
Roosted is the past tense of roost.
Birds roost when they settle somewhere to rest or sleep, typically on a branch or perch: The chickens roosted in the barn.
Figuratively, people roost when they settle in a place, often temporarily: We roosted at a café until the rain stopped.
The phrase chickens come home to roost means past actions return to cause problems.
Recurring unconscious repose
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- dormantInactive but capable
- settleReach final terms
nest · coop · henhouse · doze · drowse · nocturnal · quietude · bedtime
Division or woody limb
- treeWoody perennial plant
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- cliffVertical rock wall
- rafterSloped roof support
beam · rooftop · canopy · treetop · bough · eaves · pole · wire
sleep
Recurring unconscious repose
settle · nest · coop · henhouse · doze · drowse · nocturnal · quietude · bedtime · overnight
branch
Division or woody limb
rafter · beam · rooftop · canopy · treetop · bough · eaves · pole · wire · fence
twilight
Light after sunset
gloaming · crepuscular · darkening · eventide · sundown · moonrise · dusky · shadows · dimness · starlight
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- occupyFill or dwell in
- dominateControl through superior strength
resident · habitual · regular · return · site · spot · hierarchy · communal · colony · congregation
- 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