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Roosted vs Roasted - What's the difference?

roosted | roasted |

As verbs the difference between roosted and roasted

is that roosted is (roost) while roasted is (roast).

As an adjective roasted is

cooked by ing.

roosted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (roost)

    • roost

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  • * Dryden
    • He clapped his wings upon his roost .
  • A group of birds roosting together.
    • Derived terms
    * rule the roost

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of birds) sleep.
  • to come back home

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Shetland, and, Orkney) A tidal race.

    • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    roasted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked by ing.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (roast)

    • Anagrams

    * *