| roost | n 1. perch on which birds rest or sleep, tempat /bertenggek, bertengger/; 2. hen-house, reban; come home to ~, terkena batang hidung sendiri, berbalik kpd sso: all his misdeeds came home to ~, segala perbuatan jahatnya terkena batang hidung sendiri; rule the ~, menjadi tuan: his wife rules the ~ in the household, isterinya menjadi tuan dlm rumah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perch 1 | vi rest on st high, a. (of bird, hen, etc) bertenggek, bertengger: the doves ~ed on the fence, burung-burung merpati itu bertenggek di atas pagar; b. (of person, statue) bertenggek: the model ~ed on the bonnet of the Ferrari, model itu bertenggek di bonet kereta Ferrari; a pair of marble lions ~ on stone pillars at the gate, sepasang singa marmar bertenggek di atas tiang batu pintu pagar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perch 1 | n 1. branch, pole, etc on which a bird rests, tempat /bertenggek, bertengger/: the bird flew down from its ~ on the roof, burung itu terbang turun dr tempat bertenggeknya di atas bumbung; 2. structure for bird to rest on, tenggeran; 3. (colloq) high place in which one stops at for a while, tempat tinggi: we watched the harbour from our ~ on the hill, kami memperhatikan pelabuhan itu dr tempat tinggi di atas bukit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |