Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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roost | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
roost (noun) | rest (noun) |
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a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds | a support on which things can be put |
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration | |
something left after other parts have been taken away | |
a state of inaction | |
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | |
a pause for relaxation |
roost (verb) | rest (verb) |
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settle down or stay, as if on a roost | be at rest |
sit, as on a branch | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | |
give a rest to | |
not move; be in a resting position | |
sit, as on a branch | |
rest on or as if on a pillow | |
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | |
be inactive, refrain from acting | |
have a place in relation to something else | |
be inherent or innate in |