roost: Meaning and Definition of

roost

1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
2. a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in.
3. a place for sitting, resting, or lodging.
4. to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.

1. to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
2. to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
3. (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.