Synonyms of the word

roost

• n. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
• n. A group of birds roosting together.
• v. (of birds) sleep.
• n. (Shetland and Orkney) A tidal race.
• v. Alternative form of roust.

perch

• n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
• n. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae.
• n. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
• n. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird.
• n. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
• n. a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
• n. (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure.
• n. a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
• n. (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth.
• n. A bar used to support a candle (especially in a church).
• v. (intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.
• v. (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
• v. (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.

rest

• n. (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• n. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• n. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• n. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state…
• n. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
• n. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• n. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• n. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
• n. (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the…
• n. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• n. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals…
• n. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
• v. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without…
• v. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
• v. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
• v. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding,…
• v. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
• v. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
• v. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
• v. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
• v. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• n. (uncountable) That which remains.
• n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
• n. (Britain, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the…
• v. (obsolete) To remain.
• v. (obsolete) To arrest.

root

• n. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores…
• n. A root vegetable.
• n. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
• n. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
• n. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
• n. The primary source; origin.
• n. (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified…
• n. (arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often…
• n. (analysis) A zero (of an equation).
• n. (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
• n. (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects…
• n. (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
• n. (music) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
• n. The lowest place, position, or part.
• n. (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and…
• n. (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.
• n. (slang) A penis, especially the base of a penis.
• v. (computing, slang, transitive) To break into a computer system and obtain root access.
• v. To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
• v. To be firmly fixed; to be established.
• v. (transitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
• v. (by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
• v. (intransitive) To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil.
• v. (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
• v. (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse.
• v. (horticulture, intransitive) To grow roots.
• v. (horticulture, transitive) To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A sexual partner.
• v. (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of…

settle

• v. (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively;…
• v. (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
• v. (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or…
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
• v. (transitive) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous…
• v. (Britain, dialectal) To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill.
• v. (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
• v. (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired state, or make final disposition of (something).
• v. (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to…
• v. (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
• v. (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
• v. (transitive) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
• v. (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take…
• v. (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
• v. (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc).
• v. (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
• v. (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly.
• v. (transitive, of an animal) To impregnate.
• v. (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare…
• v. (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
• v. (Can we verify^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +])} this sense?) (intransitive)…
• v. (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed;…
• v. (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have…
• v. (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively…
• v. (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
• v. (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house,…
• v. (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
• v. (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
• v. (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a jointure for a spouse.
• v. (Can we verify^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +])} this sense?) (intransitive,…
• n. (archaic) A seat of any kind.
• n. (now rare) A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
• n. (obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare…

shelter

• n. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
• n. An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc.
• v. (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
• v. (intransitive) To take cover.

sit

• v. (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the…
• v. (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
• v. (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
• v. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
• v. (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
• v. (law, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
• v. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
• v. To be adjusted; to fit.
• v. (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
• v. (transitive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
• v. (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
• v. (intransitive) shortened form of babysit.
• v. (transitive, US) To babysit.
• v. (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, Britain) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
• v. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
• v. To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture…
• v. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
• n. (rare, Buddhism) an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.