unroost
Drive from perch
To unroost is to dislodge from a roost—to drive birds or fowl from their perch or sleeping place.
By extension, it means to disturb or displace anyone from a settled position: The new management unroosted several longtime executives from their comfortable offices.
The word is uncommon, appearing mostly in rural or literary contexts.
Force from position
- unsettleCause unease or anxiety
- displaceRemove from proper position
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
- startleFrighten suddenly
flush · scatter · rouse · disturb · uproot · jostle · perturb · spook
Aerial journey by aircraft
- migrationMovement to new territory
- flyawayLoose and drifting
- leaveSanctioned time away
- exitWay to leave
takeoff · launch · disperse · scatter · vacate · abandon · flee · escape
dislodge
Force from position
startle · flush · scatter · rouse · disturb · uproot · jostle · perturb · spook · chase
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
exit · takeoff · launch · disperse · scatter · vacate · abandon · flee · escape · evacuate
rouse
Stir to wakefulness
alert · startle · dawn · early · morning · sunrise · cockcrow · daybreak · first light
perch
Resting spot for birds
feathers · beak · brood · hatch · songbirds · treetop · canopy · henhouse · coop · dovecote