roost vs settle

roost and settle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roost	Yes	No	Yes	No
settle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, settle is a hypernym of roost; that is, settle is a word with a broader meaning than roost:

roost: settle down or stay, as if on a roost
settle: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

Other hypernyms of roost include root, settle down, steady down, take root.

roost (noun)	settle (noun)
a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep	a long wooden bench with a back
a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

roost (verb)	settle (verb)
settle down or stay, as if on a roost	take up residence and become established
sit, as on a branch	form a community
	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
	establish or develop as a residence
	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
	become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
	come as if by falling
	bring to an end; settle conclusively
	settle conclusively; come to terms
	end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
	come to terms
	accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
	get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
	fix firmly
	arrange or fix in the desired order
	come to rest
	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
	cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
	sink down or precipitate
	go under
	become clear by the sinking of particles
	dispose of; make a financial settlement