Roostings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A place where birds settle down to rest or sleep during the night
2. A gathering or collection of birds resting in a specific location, often in trees or on buildings
3. The act of birds taking refuge for the night in a designated area, creating a temporary haven for relaxation

Etymology: "Roostings" is the plural of "roosting," the noun for the act of birds settling down to sleep for the night. An inflected form like this one takes its history from its base word, so the story lies in the root: "roost" is an Old English word, "hrost," for a perch where birds rest, and the verb "to roost" grew from it. Its plural form simply names several separate occasions on which birds have gathered to spend the night.

Synonyms: perches, nests, rests, stays, lodgings

Antonyms: departures, leavings, exits, flights, drifts