ROOKERIES Synonyms

• a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

• one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

• a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together

• a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated

• a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

• (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell

• the habitation of wild animals

• a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

• a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

• a room that is comfortable and secluded

• the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• the habitation of wild animals

• a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

• a kind of gun emplacement

• a cosy or secluded retreat

• a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

• furniture pieces made to fit close together

• inhabit a nest, usually after building

• fit together or fit inside

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• gather nests

• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing