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roost
/ˈruːst/

roost

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈrust/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈruːst/
🇷🇺 Russian
[nɐˈsʲest]
Meaning of roost

living beings birds noun

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When to use roost

roost before sunrise

Голуби покинули насест до восхода солнца.

roost is behind the

Насест обычно находится за сараем.

roost usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Голуби покинули насест до восхода солнца.

The pigeons left the roost before sunrise.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Насест обычно находится за сараем.

The roost is behind the shed.

Similar words

roost

The primary term: a place where birds settle or sleep (communal or individual resting spot).

perch

A specific place to sit or rest, often narrow or elevated; emphasizes the act of sitting.

bough

A large tree branch; a part of a tree that commonly serves as a roost but is a physical object rather than the concept of a roost.

branch

A limb or offshoot of a tree; commonly used as a place where birds roost, but denotes the tree part rather than the roost concept.

ledge

A narrow horizontal projection (on a cliff, building, or window) where a bird may sit; more architectural/geographical than a dedicated roost.

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roostнасест
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groupгруппа
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pigeonголубь

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What's the difference between roost / perch / bough / branch / ledge

🇬🇧English
roost

The primary term: a place where birds settle or sleep (communal or individual resting spot).

B1Very Often

The chickens returned to the roost at dusk.

Куры вернулись на насест с наступлением сумерек.

P
🇬🇧English
perch

A specific place to sit or rest, often narrow or elevated; emphasizes the act of sitting.

B1Very Often

The sparrow landed on a high perch.

Воробей приземлился на высокой жердочке.

🇬🇧English

A large tree branch; a part of a tree that commonly serves as a roost but is a physical object rather than the concept of a roost.

B1Often

A crow sat on a thick bough watching the field.

Ворона села на толстую ветвь и наблюдала за полем.

B
🇬🇧English
branch

A limb or offshoot of a tree; commonly used as a place where birds roost, but denotes the tree part rather than the roost concept.

B1Very Often

The chickadees roosted on a thin branch overnight.

Синицы ночевали на тонкой ветке.

L
🇬🇧English
ledge

A narrow horizontal projection (on a cliff, building, or window) where a bird may sit; more architectural/geographical than a dedicated roost.

B1Very Often

A pigeon rested on the narrow ledge outside the window.

Голубь присел на узкий выступ под окном.

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roost translation: насест. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce roost

/ˈruːst/

roost translation

насест

roost examples

The pigeons left the roost before sunrise.

roost transcription

/ˈruːst/, /ˈrust/

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roost meaning: what does it mean?

living beings birds noun

roost pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

roost is pronounced as /ˈruːst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

roost definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The pigeons left the roost before sunrise. Translation: Голуби покинули насест до восхода солнца.

Is roost part of Birds vocabulary?

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Is roost part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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