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noun • a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds • a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep verb • sit, as on a branch • settle down or stay, as if on a roost | ||||||||
| 24% | 4 | A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow | ||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
| 24% | 7 | A secondary or supporting thing that enhances or complements the main thing | ||||||
noun • something added to another thing but not an essential part of it • a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another • a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence adjective satellite • furnishing added support • of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another | ||||||||
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ROOST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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