Architecture And Design Vocabulary

noun a place where birds or bats regularly settle or congregate to rest at night

verb to settle or congregate to rest at night

• The chickens returned to their roost at sunset.
• The birds always gather on that roost in the evening.
• Let's chill at our usual roost tonight.
• The old library served as a roost for book lovers.

noun a type of Russian sauna or bathhouse

• In Russia, a banya is a traditional steam bath that has been used for centuries.
• Let's go to the banya this weekend for a relaxing sauna session.
• I heard there's a new banya in town that's supposed to be really cool.
• The intense heat of the banya helped to cleanse both my body and my mind.