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Yes, roost is playable

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"Roost" Definition

noun

A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.
A place for temporary rest or sleep.
A place with perches for fowl or other birds.
A group of birds together.
A support on which birds rest.

idiom

Come home to roost To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.
Rule the roost Informal To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.

verb-intransitive

To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.

verb

To settle oneself as if on a roost.
To supply a roost for or put to roost.
To settle down for rest or sleep .

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