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• roost — /rust / (say roohst) noun 1. a perch upon which domestic fowls rest at night. 2. a house or place for fowls or birds to roost in. 3. a place for sitting, resting, or staying. –verb (i) 4. to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc. 5. to settle or… …  

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